title: [Brucella infective endocarditis on sclerodermic mitral valve. Report of a case].
abstract: We report the case of a 67 years old woman diagnosed of CREST syndrome (calcinosis, Raynaud's phenomenon, esophageal dysfunction, sclerodactyly, telangiectasias) variant of generalized scleroderma, that suffered a Brucella endocarditis on mitral valve affected by the primary disease. We examine the cardiac lesions in progressive systemic sclerosis, pointing up the rare involvement of the valves, together with the evolution and treatment of Brucella endocarditis, uncommon entity.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Zaragoza.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Longás
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: del Río
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bandrés
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Adán
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: I J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alonso-Lej
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017675:CREST Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
vernacular_title: Endocarditis infecciosa brucelósica sobre válvula mitral esclerodérmica. A propósito de un caso.