Acute aortic valvulitis as an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Louthrenoo W., Kanjanavanit R., Sukitawut W.
• التنسيق: Case Reports
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: 2014
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3502482; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/3364
• المؤسسة: Chiang Mai University

Valvular involvement in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is not uncommon but patients rarely present with it. The mitral valve is most commonly involved. We report a 36-year-old man who had an episode of acute fever, arthritis, and acute aortic insufficiency with a small vegetation a...