Culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Culture-negative endocarditis has long been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, but is usually asymptomatic or involves a single valve. We present a patient with destructive culture-negative endocarditis that remains without a microbial etiology despite...
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doaj-dc74d99365fd4cdebeb4b8eec1d78f412020-11-24T22:10:24ZengBMCJournal of Cardiothoracic Surgery1749-80902011-09-016110910.1186/1749-8090-6-109Culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case reportSuh ByungseLaurence Brett R<p>Abstract</p> <p>Culture-negative endocarditis has long been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, but is usually asymptomatic or involves a single valve. We present a patient with destructive culture-negative endocarditis that remains without a microbial etiology despite an exhaustive workup using advanced diagnostic techniques in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.</p> http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/109 |
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Culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report |
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Culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report |
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Culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report |
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Culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report |
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Culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report |
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culture-negative bivalvular endocarditis with myocardial destruction in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report |
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Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Culture-negative endocarditis has long been associated with systemic lupus erythematosus, but is usually asymptomatic or involves a single valve. We present a patient with destructive culture-negative endocarditis that remains without a microbial etiology despite an exhaustive workup using advanced diagnostic techniques in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.</p> |
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