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Unusual location of the Libman–Sacks endocarditis in a teenager: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2015

Anna Wałdoch ,
Joanna Kwiatkowska  and
Karolina Dorniak
Anna Wałdoch*
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Joanna Kwiatkowska
Affiliation:
Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Karolina Dorniak
Affiliation:
Department of Noninvasive Cardiac Diagnostics, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
*
Correspondence to: Dr A. Waldoch, MD, PhD, Department of Paediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki Street 7, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland. Tel: +4 858 349 2882; Fax +4 858 349 2895; E-mail: anna.waldoch@gumed.edu.pl
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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.

Keywords

Libman–Sacks endocarditistricuspid valvechildren
Type
Brief Reports
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , February 2016 , pp. 365 - 367
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© Cambridge University Press 2015 

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