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LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS DUE TO ACUTE INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IMPROVES WITH ANTIBIOTICS

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Infective endocarditis (IE) can lead to antibody positive autoimmune vasculitis. Secondary vasculitis due to IE is a critical diagnosis as outcomes favor treating the vegetation. A 71 year old female… Click to show full abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) can lead to antibody positive autoimmune vasculitis. Secondary vasculitis due to IE is a critical diagnosis as outcomes favor treating the vegetation. A 71 year old female with dual chamber AICD being treated for non-vegetative MSSA bacteremia presented with septic shock

Keywords: vasculitis; infective endocarditis; vasculitis due; leukocytoclastic vasculitis; due acute

Journal Title: Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Year Published: 2020

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