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Cardioembolic stroke secondary to non‐bacterial endocarditis in wegener disease
Author(s) -
Caballero P. E. Jiménez,
Martín T. Segura
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
european journal of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.881
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1468-1331
pISSN - 1351-5101
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01726.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , endocarditis , vasculitis , etiology , disease , infective endocarditis , pathology , respiratory tract , cardiology , respiratory system , mechanical engineering , engineering
Wegener granulomatosis is a systemic vasculitis that mainly affects the upper and lower respiratory tract and the kidneys. The presence of an ischemic stroke in this disease is very rare. A 40‐year‐old man, smoker with cavitated lesions in both lungs, and inflammation in the nasal mucosa and vocal cords developed an ischemic stroke in the left middle cerebral artery, with the etiological study showing non‐bacterial endocarditis. Non‐bacterial endocarditis can appear in patients with Wegener granulomatosis, with this being the first case of this cardioembolism reported in this disease.