Endocarditis following caesarean section

In cases where patients with a complicated history are seen by different clinicians at follow-up, a diagnosis of serious conditions may be hampered and delayed. This case in point describes a female patient who developed Enterococcus faecalis endocarditis following an emergency Caesarean section. Dr Nasr Khan Sessional GP, London The author would like to thank Dr Meaghan Cotter for clinical microbiology advice.  Case report A previously fit and well 32 year old female of Indian origin presented to her GP at three weeks post emergency caesarean section with 48 hours history of muscle aches, a generalised papular rash, and throat erythema. She