Cheung, Brian and Shivkumar, Abhijit and Ahmed, Ahmed S (2020) Embolic Showering from Non-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis and Adenocarcinoma of the Lung. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 7 (10). pp. 1-3. ISSN ISSN: 2284-2594
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Abstract
Background: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a paraneoplastic phenomenon with sterile vegetations. It is associated with adenocarcinoma and can shower emboli, which can be the presenting symptom. Case Presentation: A 44-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma of the lung presented with chest pain, left hand weakness, and ataxia due to repeated embolic showering from NBTE to the central nervous system (CNS) and spleen. Conclusion: NBTE is a rare condition that should be on the differential diagnosis in patients with culture-negative endocarditis and a history of adenocarcinoma.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Endocarditis, infective endocarditis, lung cancer, marantic endocarditis |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Dec 2021 13:45 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Dec 2021 13:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21029 |
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