A case of infective endocarditis in active Crohn's disease / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

Crohn's disease is a condition of chronic inflammation potentially involving any location of the alimentary tract, from the mouth to the anus. Numerous extraintestinal manifestations also may be present. Inflammatory bowel disease may be considered an independent risk factor for infective endocarditis. Reasons for endocarditis may be more frequent bacteremia because of the higher incidence of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, as well as an increased permeability of the damaged mucosa for bacteremia and therapeutic immunosuppression in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease. We report here a case of a 22-year old male who was diagnosed with infective endocarditis in active Crohn's disease. This is the first case report in Korea of this diagonsis.