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01-06-2012 | Case Report
Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis in a Child With Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 5/2012
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The diagnosis of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NTBE) is rarely made during life. This report describes a child who had high-grade non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma with NTBE and multiple systemic embolism. The transthoracic echocardiographic findings of mitral valve leaflet vegetations and progressive regurgitation led to surgical resection of the vegetations. A high index of suspicion is needed when a clinician is faced with a patient who has malignancy, systemic embolic phenomena, and persistent negative blood cultures.