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Clinical Rheumatology
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology 4/2007

01-04-2007 | Case Report

Endocarditis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Julio A. Chirinos, Vicente F. Corrales-Medina, Santiago Garcia, Daniel M. Lichtstein, Alan L. Bisno, Simon Chakko

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 4/2007

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Abstract

We report a case of subacute bacterial endocarditis associated with small vessel vasculitis and a strongly positive cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (c-ANCA) test. It is important to recognize this cause of positive c-ANCA because infectious endocarditis may closely mimic the clinical manifestations of ANCA-associated vasculitides such as Wegener granulomatosis or microscopic polyangiitis. Furthermore, ANCA-associated vasculitis may result in noninfectious endocarditis, which may be confused with bacterial endocarditis. In this paper, we review reported cases of ANCA-positive bacterial endocarditis and compare them to the reported cases of ANCA-associated idiopathic vasculitis with endocardial compromise.
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Metadata
Title
Endocarditis associated with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
Julio A. Chirinos
Vicente F. Corrales-Medina
Santiago Garcia
Daniel M. Lichtstein
Alan L. Bisno
Simon Chakko
Publication date
01-04-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0176-z

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