Symptomatic Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Positive Disease Complicating Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis: To Treat or Not to Treat?

A 54-year-old man was diagnosed with Streptococcus mutans endocarditis of the mitral valve. Serological tests disclosed the presence of multiple autoantibodies including c-ANCA, anti-PR3 and anti-MPO. While the fever subsided with antibiotics, mental status and renal function deteriorated rapidly. K...

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Autores principales: Konstantinov, Konstantin N., Harris, Alexis A., Hartshorne, Michael F., Tzamaloukas, Antonios H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2012
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Published: May, 2012
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23197952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000339409

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3482086/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23197952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000339409

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