Non-bacterial thrombotic (marantic) endocarditis associated with giant-cell arteritis

Autor: Lodewijk J.D.M Schelfhout, Johan M van der Klooster, Michael G Scheffer, Dennis A Hesselink
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: European Journal of Internal Medicine. 12:454-458
ISSN: 0953-6205
DOI: 10.1016/s0953-6205(01)00147-9
Popis: A patient with giant-cell arteritis and non-bacterial thrombotic (marantic) endocarditis of the mitral valve is described. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported. The importance of revising the diagnosis of infective endocarditis when no pathogen can be demonstrated is emphasized.
Databáze: OpenAIRE