Infective Endocarditis Masquerading as Rheumatoid Arthritis

Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with high inflammatory markers including rheumatoid factor (RF). Diagnosis can be difficult when it presents with musculoskeletal symptoms, and a raised RF titer as it points towards an autoimmune joint disease. It is imperative to rule out IE by echocardiog...

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Autores principales: Peechakara, Basil, Kadam, Amey, Mewada, Megha, Nakrani, Akshay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31700729
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5626

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6822880/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31700729
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.5626

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