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Infective endocarditis is a rare disease that can lead to some diagnostic wandering because of its often nonspecific and polymorphic clinical manifestations. This latency is at the origin of severe cardiac and extra-cardiac complications, yet highly fatal. The clinician should always bear in mind the differential diagnosis of a patient with fever of undetermined origin, with risk factors for valve infection such as foreign material, and history recent invasive procedures (including dental procedures) or recent hospitalization. The current medical tools make it possible to highlight the infection and its complications in a fast and complete manner, so as not to delay the patient's management, particularly with the introduction of urgent empirical antibiotherapy.