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Cardiac valvular disease in scleroderma and systemic lupus erythematosus/scleroderma overlap associated with
M Penmetcha1, S W Rosenbush, C A Harris
1Division of Rheumatology, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Lukes Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, USA.
The Journal of Rheumatology
|December 1, 1996
Abstract:
We describe 2 cases with positive antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL); one with limited scleroderma associated with aortic valve vegetation, the 2nd with systemic lupus erythematosus/scleroderma overlap with recurrent venous thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, hemolytic anemia, and severe mitral regurgitation requiring valve replacement.