Rothia dentocariosa endocarditis complicated by multiple intracranial hemorrhages

Rothia dentocariosa is a gram-positive rod found commonly as part of the no rmal nora of the mouth. It rarely causes clinical disease. Subacute infecti ve endocarditis has been the most commonly reported R dentocariosa infectio n, and extracardiac complications occur frequently. Solitary intracranial h emorrhages have been reported in two cases. We describe the first case of i nfective endocarditis complicated by the sequential and unusually prolonged development of multiple new intracranial hemorrhages.