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Case Reports
. 2023 Feb;38(3):806-809.
doi: 10.1007/s11606-022-07960-0. Epub 2022 Dec 2.

A Rare Case of Abiotrophia Endocarditis-Associated Glomerulonephritis Mimicking ANCA Vasculitis

Seo Hyun Kim  1 , Alexander Erikson  2 , David Woodfield  2 , Chad DeMott  2
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A Rare Case of Abiotrophia Endocarditis-Associated Glomerulonephritis Mimicking ANCA Vasculitis

Seo Hyun Kim et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2023 Feb.
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Transesophageal echocardiogram. Transesophageal echocardiogram shows the patient’s A closed and B open bioprosthetic mitral valve with the 1.4 × 0.4 cm vegetation (arrow).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Renal biopsy. Histopathological images reveal A glomerular IgM staining on immunofluorescence (20×), B cellular crescents in glomeruli on H&E stain (20×), C RBC casts on H&E stain (10×).
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