| Autor: |
Spindel, Jeffrey, Parikh, Ishan, Terry, Merryl, Cavallazzi, Rodrigo |
| Zdroj: |
BMJ Case Reports; 1/25/2021, Vol. 14, p1-4, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Infective endocarditis is associated with a variety of clinical signs, but its association with multisystem vasculitis is rarely reported. A high index of suspicion is necessary to differentiate a primary autoimmune vasculitis from an infectious cause as the wrong treatment can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. We present a 71-year- old female patient with negative blood cultures, on antibiotics for recent bacteraemia, who presented with cutaneous and renal leucocytoclastic vasculitis. Workup revealed a vegetation adjacent to her right atrial pacemaker lead consistent with infective endocarditis and her vasculitis completely resolved with appropriate antibiotics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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