Embolization; Endocarditis; Infection; Vegetation

Infective endocarditis with embolization of vegetation into the central nervous system Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious disease with high morbidity and mortality. It is more common in patients with structural pathology of the heart. IE most often affects the heart valves, the pathological process also can affect the wall endocardium or artificial material in the heart. In children with a structurally normal heart, individuals with malignancies, immature neonates, patients with an implanted central venous catheter, children with extracardiac structural malformations or genetic syndromes, and young drug addicts are at risk for developing IE. One of the risks is the embolization of part of the vegetation into other organ systems. IE is possible even in a normal heart and without a history of risk factors. The case report demonstrates the infective endocarditis of a three-year-old healthy child with significant embolization into the brain.

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a serious disease with high morbidity and mortality. It is more common in patients with structural pathology of the heart. IE most often affects the heart valves, the pathological process also can affect the wall endocardium or artificial material in the heart. In children with a structurally normal heart, individuals with malignancies, immature neonates, patients with an implanted central venous catheter, children with extracardiac structural malformations or genetic syndromes, and young drug addicts are at risk for developing IE. One of the risks is the embolization of part of the vegetation into other organ systems. IE is possible even in a normal heart and without a history of risk factors. The case report demonstrates the infective endocarditis of a three-year-old healthy child with significant embolization into the brain.