Bartonella henselae aortic valve endocarditis mimicking systemic vasculitis

A 28-year-old man with a bicuspid aortic valve presented with facial droop and slurred speech with several months of constitutional symptoms of night sweats, weight loss and productive cough. Examination confirmed aortic regurgitation, palpable spleen and left facial droop. Multiple peripheral blood...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ case reports 2010-10, Vol.2010 (oct18 2), p.bcr0420102945-bcr0420102945
Hauptverfasser:	Teoh, Laurence S G, Hart, Hamish H, Soh, May Ching, Christiansen, Jonathan P, Bhally, Hasan, Philips, Martin S, Rai-Chaudhuri, Dominic S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Angiomatosis, Bacillary - diagnosis Angiomatosis, Bacillary - microbiology Angiomatosis, Bacillary - surgery Anticoagulants Aortic Valve - abnormalities Aortic Valve - microbiology Aortic Valve - surgery Aortic Valve Insufficiency - diagnosis Aortic Valve Insufficiency - microbiology Australasia Bartonella henselae Blood Diagnosis, Differential Endocarditis Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology Endocarditis, Bacterial - surgery Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation Humans Lupus Male Reminder of Important Clinical Lesson Stains & staining Sweating Vasculitis - diagnosis Vasculitis - microbiology White
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