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==Libman-Sacks endocarditis== | ==Libman-Sacks endocarditis== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Associated with [[systemic lupus erythematosus]] | *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=== | ||