title: Marantic endocarditis presenting with multifocal neurological symptoms.
abstract: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), also known as marantic endocarditis, has been reported to occur in 0.3-9.3% of the adult population at autopsy. NBTE associated with malignancy is an underrecognised cause of thromboembolic disorders. The clinical spectrum encountered and investigation results can be non-specific, often mimicking other acute conditions such as infective endocarditis. We describe the case of a 34-year-old woman with non-localising and multifocal neurological symptoms, who was subsequently diagnosed with NBTE secondary to a resectable primary lung adenocarcinoma.
authors: Joint Ludwig Austin Oncology Unit, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
authors: S F
authors: SF
authors: Wong
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Seow
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Profitis
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Johns
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Barnett
authors: T
authors: T
authors: John
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000077192:Adenocarcinoma of Lung; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D059905:Endocarditis, Non-Infective / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*