Bartonella Henselae endocarditis mimicking ANCA associated vasculitis

Sunita Paudyal, Daniel T Kleven, Alyce M Oliver

Abstract


Bartonella can cause a damaging endocarditis and patients typically need valve replacement. Infective endocarditis (IE) and small vessel vasculitis (SVV) can have similar clinical features and the presence of ANCA can be misleading and it is critical to differentiate between IE and SVV since their treatment are vastly different.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5430/crim.v3n2p29

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Case Reports in Internal Medicine

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