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Case Reports
. 2017 Aug 22:2017:bcr2017219217.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219217.

Isolated tricuspid valve Libman-Sacks endocarditis in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Kunal Mahajan  1 , Prakash Negi  1 , Rajeev Merwaha  1 , Meha Sharma  2
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Case Reports

Isolated tricuspid valve Libman-Sacks endocarditis in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

Kunal Mahajan et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular medicine; radiology (diagnostics); rheumatology; valvar diseases.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Bilateral palms showing reddish-cyanotic, reticular pattern of skin, characteristic of livedo reticularis.
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Figure 2
Echocardiogram, apical four-chamber view, showing a subtricuspid vegetation. LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle.
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Figure 3
Echocardiogram-modified parasternal short axis view showing the heterogeneous echogenicity and irregular margins of the vegetation. LA, left atrium; RA, right atrium; RV, right ventricle.
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Figure 4
Echocardiogram with colour Doppler comparison showing the subtricuspid vegetation and evidence of moderate tricuspid regurgitation.
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