title: Dermatologic manifestations of infective endocarditis.
abstract: Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, infective endocarditis still shows considerable morbidity and mortality rates. The dermatological examination in patients with suspected infective endocarditis may prove very useful, as it might reveal suggestive abnormalities of this disease, such as Osler's nodes and Janeway lesions. Osler's nodes are painful, purple nodular lesions, usually found on the tips of fingers and toes. Janeway lesions, in turn, are painless erythematous macules that usually affect palms and soles. We report a case of infective endocarditis and highlight the importance of skin examination as a very important element in the presumptive diagnosis of infective endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael Tomaz
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Larissa Rezende
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Tiberto
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Viviane Nardin Monte
authors.initials: VN
authors.lastname: Bello
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Margarete Aparecida Jacometo
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Gisele Alborghetti
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Nai
authors.affiliation: Universidade do Oeste Paulista (UNOESTE) - Presidente Prudente (SP), Brazil.
authors.forename: Marilda Aparecida Milanez Morgado de
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Abreu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013683:Telangiectasia, Hereditary Hemorrhagic / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology