A Rare Life-threatening Kodamaea ohmeri Endocarditis Associated With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2016.12.035
Abstract: We report the case of a 57-year-old man with a 3-month history of intermittent pyrexia. He received irregular antibacterial therapy and thrombolysis in a local hospital due to occlusion of the right distal popliteal artery.… read more here.
Keywords: endocarditis associated; life threatening; ohmeri endocarditis; rare life ... See more keywords
Endocarditis-associated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis mimicking vasculitis: a diagnostic and treatment challenge
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DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2046288
Abstract: Abstract Background Infective endocarditis (IE)-associated rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is rarely reported. Sporadic case reports have noted the diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in IE-associated glomerulonephritis because it may masquerade as idiopathic vasculitis. Methods Patients with… read more here.
Keywords: endocarditis associated; vasculitis; therapy; glomerulonephritis ... See more keywords
Libman-Sacks endocarditis and associated cerebrovascular disease: The role of medical therapy
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0247052
Abstract: Background Libman-Sacks endocarditis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is commonly complicated with embolic cerebrovascular disease (CVD) or valve dysfunction for which high-risk valve surgery is frequently performed. However, the role of medical therapy… read more here.
Keywords: endocarditis associated; libman sacks; sacks endocarditis; cvd ... See more keywords