title: Unusual location of the Libman-Sacks endocarditis in a teenager: a case report.
abstract: Libman-Sacks endocarditis may be the first manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus. The risk of its occurrence increases with the co-existence of the anti-phospholipid syndrome. Changes usually involve the mitral valve and the aortic valve. In this report, we present a case of Libman-Sacks endocarditis of the tricuspid valve in a teenage girl.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects,Medical University of Gdansk,Gdansk,Poland.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wałdoch
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects,Medical University of Gdansk,Gdansk,Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kwiatkowska
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Noninvasive Cardiac Diagnostics,Medical University of Gdansk,Gdansk,Poland.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dorniak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Libman–Sacks endocarditis; children; tricuspid valve