title: Recurrent cerebral infarctions in polyarteritis nodosa with circulating antiphospholipid antibodies and mitral valve disease.
abstract: A case of recurrent cerebral infarctions in a 42-year-old woman affected by polyarteritis nodosa and antiphospholipid syndrome is reported. Two-dimensional echocardiography revealed grossly thickened mitral valve leaflets, possibly related to the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies. Thus, an embolic source at mitral level is hypothesized.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di I Clinica Medica, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Perrone
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paroli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000097:blood*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid