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ArticleCureus2024

Libman-Sacks Endocarditis in a Congenital Valve Defect: A Case Report.

Soukaina Zaher, Kawtar Nassar, Ahlam Ajerouassi, Saadia Janani

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Soukaina ZaherRheumatology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center of Casablanca, Casablanca, MAR.
Kawtar NassarRheumatology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, MAR.
Ahlam AjerouassiRheumatology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, MAR.
Saadia JananiRheumatology, University Hospital of Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, MAR.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Libman-Sacks endocarditis (LSE) is a rare complication of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), characterized by noninfectious vegetation on normal heart valves. We present the case of a 20-year-old woman with SLE and a congenital valve malformation. Despite a year of effective SLE treatment, she later developed stage IV dyspnea, chest pain, and signs of right heart failure. Investigations revealed active lupus, mitral valve vegetation, agenesis of the posterior mitral leaflet, and severe mitral insufficiency. The patient was treated with corticosteroids, antibiotics, anticoagulants, and symptomatic heart failure management. Despite initial improvement, her condition deteriorated, and she did not respond to resuscitation. While LSE often responds well to treatment, severe valvulopathy, particularly with congenital valve defects, can result in fatal outcomes.

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aseptic endocarditiscongenital valve malformationlibman-sacks endocarditislupusprognosis

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PMID39252704
PMCPMC11381126

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