Vasculitis and cerebral hemorrhage due to infectious endocarditis: A case report.

Infective endocarditis is an infection of the heart with systemic consequences, both infectious and non-infectious. Infective endocarditis can affect several systems, one of which is the central nervous system. The most common form of presentation is ischemic stroke; however, intracranial hemorrhage can occur due to immune-mediated damage to the vessel wall. The former further complicates cardiac surgical procedures when necessary. We present here the case of a 21-year-old male patient, with no personal medical history, who presented with intracranial hemorrhage due to a vasculitis phenomenon, caused by infective endocarditis. The patient underwent emergency drainage of the intracranial hemorrhage and minimally invasive valve surgery in 17 days, with satisfactory postoperative recovery and follow-up.