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Stroke-complicated endocarditis with positive lupus anticoagulant--a case report
Charalampos Lydakis1, Stavros Apostolakis, Niki Lydataki
12nd Medical Department, Venizelion General Hospital of Crete, Greece.
Angiology
|August 5, 2005
Summary
Infective endocarditis (IE) can cause neurologic issues and immune markers like lupus anticoagulant (LAC). This case shows LAC resolved after IE treatment, suggesting it’s a transient immune marker in IE.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- Immunology
Background:
- Infective endocarditis (IE) frequently leads to neurological complications, affecting 20-40% of patients.
- Various immunological activation markers have been observed in IE patients without prior autoimmune conditions.
Observation:
- A patient with IE developed a major cerebrovascular event.
- Concurrently, the patient exhibited the presence of lupus anticoagulant (LAC).
Findings:
- Successful antibiotic treatment for IE resulted in significant clinical improvement.
- The lupus anticoagulant (LAC) disappeared following effective antibiotic therapy.
Implications:
- Lupus anticoagulant (LAC) may be a transient immunological marker associated with infective endocarditis.
- This finding expands the understanding of IE's complex immunologic manifestations and potential cerebrovascular risks.