Culture-negative endocarditis with purpura and arterial emboli.
We have presented a case of culture-negative endocarditis in which purpura and arterial emboli were the major findings, and in which echocardiograms were normal, but angiograms revealed vegetations and unsuspected severe aortic valve insufficiency.
Young
E J
EJ
Klima
M
M
Goldberg
J
J
Chahine
R
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D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology*