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Hepatitis C infection can be caused by intravenous drug use, which is a risk factor for endocarditis. However, hepatitis C infection alone is not a risk factor for developing endocarditis.
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Hepatitis C infection
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This gentleman most likely has infective endocarditis given his presentation, new murmur, and splinter haemorrhages (a vasculitic complication of endocarditis). Previous valve surgery would place this patient at a high risk of developing infective endocarditis.
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Previous aortic valve replacement
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This gentleman most likely has infective endocarditis given his presentation, new murmur, and splinter haemorrhages (a vasculitic complication of endocarditis). Intravenous, rather than inhaled, drug use is a risk factor for infective endocarditis.
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Inhaling cocaine
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Intravenous, rather than inhaled, drug use is a risk factor for infective endocarditis.
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Smoking cannabis
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Alcohol use can place patients at risk of a multitude of infections, however, it is not a well-known risk factor for endocarditis.
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Alcohol consumption
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Infective Endocarditis
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Previous heart valve surgery significantly increases the risk of developing infective endocarditis due to potential bacterial colonisation.
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A 54-year-old man has been referred to the emergency department by his GP. He has been experiencing recurrent fevers and has been feeling generally unwell for the past three weeks. He reports no other symptoms.

He is febrile, tachycardic, and hypotensive. On examination, he is pale and looks unwell. Auscultation of his chest reveals a pan-systolic murmur.

Examination of his hands shows:

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Which of the following is a significant risk factor for the condition he has developed?
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