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Flulike symptoms, such as fever and chills and weakness, are the most common
symptoms of infectious endocarditis. Some people experience weight
loss, weakness, headache, tiredness, shortness of breath, joint and muscle
pain, and excessive sweating at night (night sweats). A heart murmur usually
develops in the course of the illness, and individuals may look pale, have red
spots on their skin, and see blood in their urine. An enlarged spleen; small
hemorrhages in the nail beds and on the whites of the eyes; and swelling of
the feet, legs, and abdomen also can occur with infectious endocarditis.