A rare clinical presentation of enterococcal aortic valve endocarditis mimicking polymyalgia rheumatica

Key Points

• To report a rare case of enterococcal aortic valve endocarditis that mimics symptoms of polymyalgia rheumatica.
• Clinical presentation described
• Differential diagnosis discussed
• Implications for diagnosis highlighted
• Identified rare symptoms resembling polymyalgia rheumatica
• Suggested reevaluation of typical diagnostic procedures for similar cases