Open AccessNon-Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Manifestation of Lung Cancer
Author(s) -
Sandhya Venugopal,
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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
series of cardiology research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2768-5985
DOI - 10.54178/2768-5985.2019a2
Subject(s) - medicine , thrombosis , deep vein , weakness , endocarditis , presentation (obstetrics) , lung cancer , fibrin , post thrombotic syndrome , lung , surgery , vein , immunology
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is characterized by vegetations on cardiac valves consisting of fibrin and platelet aggregates that are devoid of inflammation or bacteria. Diagnosis is often challenging and is aided by a high index of suspicion. These factors are reflected by the case of a 53 year old woman with a history of recurrent idiopathic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prior to presentation at our institution to which she was admitted because of right upper extremity numbness and weakness.