Non-Infective Endocarditis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
10.3904/kjm.2015.88.1.110
- Author:
Seong Man BAE
1
;
Bin YOO
;
Ju Hyeon KIM
;
Min Gu KIM
;
Young Eun AHN
;
Yong Gil KIM
;
Chang Keun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. byoo@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Non-infective endocarditis;
Rheumatoid arthritis
- MeSH:
Arthritis, Rheumatoid*;
Endocarditis;
Endocarditis, Non-Infective*;
Humans;
Mitral Valve;
Pericarditis
- From:Korean Journal of Medicine
2015;88(1):110-113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pericarditis and atherosclerotic events are generally regarded as relatively common cardiac manifestations of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, RA-associated endocarditis is rarely reported, and can be confused (by clinicians) with an infective vegetation. Herein, we report a case of sterile endocarditis involving the mitral valve in a 36 year-old patient with longstanding RA; the problem was accidentally detected during performance of a valve operation.
