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Here we report the third known case of isolated mitral valve endocarditis secondary to\n G. sanguinis<\/jats:italic>\n .\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Presentation of case<\/jats:title>\n \n A 53-year-old man with mitral valve prolapse and history of recent dental instrumentation presented with malaise, thigh and finger pain and new pansystolic murmur. He was diagnosed with severe mitral insufficiency due to infectious endocarditis secondary to\n G. sanguinis<\/jats:italic>\n . He underwent mitral valve replacement and was treated with a long course of antibiotics.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Discussion<\/jats:title>\n \n G. sanguinis<\/jats:italic>\n is a rare cause of infectious endocarditis with very few reported cases in the literature. 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