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- Title
ENDOCAROITE COM HEMOCULTURAS NEGATIVAS E ALTERAÇÖES IMUNOLÓGICAS: UM GRANDE DESAFIO.
- Authors
de Lacerda Bonfante, Herval; Bonfante, Heloína Lamha Machado; de Azevedo, Carolina Bassoli; de Carvalho Valle, Lena Márcia; de de Castro Júnior, José Resen
- Abstract
Subacute Infectious endocarditis can present immunological phenomena and extracardiac manifestations such as anemia and musculoskeletal pain which can mimic rheumatological disease. It is related a case on infectious endocarditis presenting symptomatology similar to Polymyalgia Rheumatica despite acute nephritis after antibiotic. The differential diagnostic features of Libman-Sacks endocarditis versus infective endocarditis are discussed.
- Subjects
INFECTIVE endocarditis; SYSTEMIC lupus erythematosus diagnosis; POLYMYALGIA rheumatica; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; ANEMIA; IMMUNOLOGIC diseases; SYMPTOMS; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Acta Reumatológica Portuguesa, 2011, Vol 36, Issue 3, p282
- ISSN
0303-464X
- Publication type
Article