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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-09-01
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Series: | Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Online Access: | http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/109 |