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Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Presenting with Necrotic Skin Lesions
Author(s) -
D'Aubermont Peter C. Suhge,
Honig Paul J.,
Wood Margaret Gray
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1983.tb02141.x
Subject(s) - subacute bacterial endocarditis , medicine , endocarditis , pathology , bacterial endocarditis , surgery
Classical lesions associated with subacute bacterial endocarditis include petechiae, splinter hemorrhages, Osler's modes and Janaway lesions. We describe a patient with subacute bacterial endocarditis, whose sole cutaneous findings were bullous necrotic lesions of the lower extremities. The vessels were occluded by acidophilic material and coccal bacteria were identified in the vessels. Immunofluorescent studies revealed Igm and C 3 in the vessel walls.