Endocarditis associated with ANCA

A Soto; C Jorgensen; F Oksman; L H Noel; J Sany

Endocarditis associated with ANCA

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 1994 Mar-Apr;12(2):203-4.

Authors

A Soto¹, C Jorgensen, F Oksman, L H Noel, J Sany

Affiliation

¹ Department of Immuno-Rheumatology, Hospital Gui de Chauliac, Montpellier, France.

PMID: 8039291

Abstract

We report the case of a patient exhibiting subacute bacterial endocarditis (SEB) associated with vasculitis and signs of nephritis. C-ANCA were present at high titer. This observation suggests that ANCA may be associated with vascular injury in SEB.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Autoantibodies / analysis*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial / immunology*
Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / complications
Humans
Male
Streptococcal Infections
Streptococcus bovis

Substances

Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic
Autoantibodies