Occult systemic lupus erythematosus with active lupus nephritis presenting as Libman-Sacks endocarditis

Occult systemic lupus erythematosus with active lupus nephritis presenting as Libman-Sacks endocarditis

The diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) depends on clinical evidence of renal, rheumatologic, cutaneous, and neurologic involvement, supported by serological markers. A previously healthy 14-year-old girl presented with Libman-Sacks endocarditis involving the aortic valve as the first ma...

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Main Authors: Pankajkumar Ashok Kasar, Milly Mathew, Georgi Abraham, Raghavannair Suresh Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Infective endocarditis
Libman-Sacks endocarditis
systemic lupus erythematosus
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2012;volume=5;issue=1;spage=85;epage=88;aulast=Kasar

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