Hemolytic anemia due to native valve subacute endocarditis with Actinomyces israelii infection.
Sudhamshi ToomYiqing XuPublished in: Clinical case reports (2018)
This case highlights the importance of considering infectious etiology in the management of hemolytic anemia. Hemolytic anemia associated with infectious endocarditis is rare. Actinomyces endocarditis is a rare occurrence and is very challenging to diagnose given the challenges to culture the organism.