Tropical Medicine & Surgery

Abstract

A Case of Gonococcal Endocarditis in the 21st Century

Justin Ng, Matthew Skinner, Angus Thompson and Brendan McQuillan

In the antibiotic era, gonococcal endocarditis is extremely rare with only a handful of cases reported in the literature. This case report describes a case of aortic valve endocarditis due to Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a somewhat unexpected patient, illustrating the importance of considering this pathogen in all sexually active patients who present febrile with a new murmur.