Q-fever prosthetic valve endocarditis in a patient with SLE and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Q fever prosthetic valve endocarditis in association with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has not been previously reported. Here, we report a 22-year-old Saudi female diagnosed with SLE and APS. She had mitral valve replacement with bio-prosthesis five...

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Main Authors: Mayyadah H. Alabdely, Noha Mukhtar, Ahmad Alshaikh, Magid Halim, Shmayel Mohammed, Claudio Pragliola, Ali S. Omrani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034120303889