Infective Endocarditis with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody: Report of 13 Cases and Literature Review

OBJECTIVE: Chronic infections tend to induce the production of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA). Infective endocarditis (IE) has been reported to exhibit positive ANCA tests and to mimic ANCA-associated vasculitis, which may lead to a misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. The aim of th...

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Autores principales: Ying, Chun-Mei, Yao, Dong-Ting, Ding, Hui-Hua, Yang, Cheng-De
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934949/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24587028
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0089777

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