Fatal endocarditis in Wegener's granulomatosis: mitral valve involvement and an intracardiac mass

Onal I., Ozcakar L., Temirel K., Aran R., Kurt M.

JOINT BONE SPINE, cilt.72, sa.6, ss.585-587, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 72 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2005.04.001
  • Dergi Adı: JOINT BONE SPINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.585-587
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Wegener's granulomatosis, endocarditis, mitral valve, intracardiac mass, CARDIAC INVOLVEMENT, AORTIC-VALVE, VALVULITIS, DISEASE
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Reported here is a 39-year-old man with Wegener's granulomatosis who had died due to endocarditis during his follow up. The concomitance of these two pathologies is discussed in the light of the pertinent literature. (C) 2005 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.