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What Causes Headaches With Nausea And Vomiting?

35 yr old male, fever 99-100 degrees F lasted for 3-4 days, spells of weakness, slight headache, no nausea or vomiting. anemic, white count of over 15000 cells, esr is 58 mm/hr, elevated protein, TTE shows vegetation on atrial surface of the atrioventricular valve, blood culture show gram positive bacteria. wisdom teeth removed 2 weeks ago.
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Thank you for your question on HCM! I appreciate your concern.

The symptoms you describe are caused by a bacterial infection. The vegetation on atrial surface of the atrioventricular valve are indicative for a bacterial endocarditis. This is a heart infection which can cause bacterial embolism in distance to the brain and organs.

The headache and nausea may be caused by a brain abscess ( an accumulation of pus into the brain) from a bacterial embolism.

I would recommend to consult with your cardiologist and start treatment with the proper antibiotic.
A brain MRI would be necessary to exclude a possible brain abscess.

Hope to have been helpful!

Greetings! Dr. Aida
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What Causes Headaches With Nausea And Vomiting?

Hello! Thank you for your question on HCM! I appreciate your concern. The symptoms you describe are caused by a bacterial infection. The vegetation on atrial surface of the atrioventricular valve are indicative for a bacterial endocarditis. This is a heart infection which can cause bacterial embolism in distance to the brain and organs. The headache and nausea may be caused by a brain abscess ( an accumulation of pus into the brain) from a bacterial embolism. I would recommend to consult with your cardiologist and start treatment with the proper antibiotic. A brain MRI would be necessary to exclude a possible brain abscess. Hope to have been helpful! Greetings! Dr. Aida