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==Libman-Sacks endocarditis==
==Libman-Sacks endocarditis==
===General===
===General===
*Associated with [[systemic lupus erythematosus]] - seen in approximately in 1/10 cases by echocardiography.<ref name=pmid19946116/>
*Associated with [[systemic lupus erythematosus]].
**Seen in approximately in 1/10 SLE cases by echocardiography.<ref name=pmid19946116/>
**May be a manifestation of APLA syndrome.<ref name=pmid19089657/>
*Affects the mitral and aortic valves.<ref name=pmid19089657>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lee | first1 = JL. | last2 = Naguwa | first2 = SM. | last3 = Cheema | first3 = GS. | last4 = Gershwin | first4 = ME. | title = Revisiting Libman-Sacks endocarditis: a historical review and update. | journal = Clin Rev Allergy Immunol | volume = 36 | issue = 2-3 | pages = 126-30 | month = Jun | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1007/s12016-008-8113-y | PMID = 19089657 }}</ref>


===Gross===
===Gross===
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