Getting to the root of this gardener's sudden paralysis
He had undergone an aortic-valve replacement six months earlier
When a man presented to ED with acute-onset paralysis of the lower legs, doctors went about unearthing the rare cause.
Figure A. The New England Journal of Medicine ©2021.
The 53-year-old gardener also reported a two-month history of intermittent fevers and a bioprosthetic aortic-valve replacement six months earlier.
On examination, the patient was febrile
