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Amanda R Beering1, Hanad Bashir2, Santosh G Menon2
1Internal Medicine, The Christ Hospital, Cincinnati, USA.
Cureus
|July 5, 2024
Abstract:
Lambl's excrescence is a rare valvular finding of uncertain pathologic significance. This case describes a previously healthy 42-year-old woman experiencing a sudden onset of word-finding difficulty. MRI of the brain demonstrated acute and chronic infarcts, prompting echocardiography, which revealed Lambl's excrescence of the aortic valve.
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