Mesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a rare condition characterized by noninfectious vegetation on cardiac valves which are often associated with malignancy. It often presents with features of embolism rather than cardiac failure. These are usually seen in autoimmune conditions, disseminated in...

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Autores principales: Avatar Verma, Narendra Bhatta, Deebya Raj Mishra, Achyut Bhakta Acharya, Rejina Shahi, Sion Hangma LImbu, Srijan Katuwal, Urmila Lama
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:ef8e2a2dcdd54de2bf38be7862c8acae2021-11-18T19:20:07ZMesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report10.31729/jnma.68410028-27151815-672Xhttps://doaj.org/article/ef8e2a2dcdd54de2bf38be7862c8acae2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/6841https://doaj.org/toc/0028-2715https://doaj.org/toc/1815-672X Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a rare condition characterized by noninfectious vegetation on cardiac valves which are often associated with malignancy. It often presents with features of embolism rather than cardiac failure. These are usually seen in autoimmune conditions, disseminated intravascular coagulation, malignancy of gut and lung but has also been reported in other malignancies as well. This entity is rare but one must have a clinical suspicion of the disease especially in a patient suffering from malignancy presenting with the embolic phenomenon. In this report, we are presenting a case of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in an inpatient with pleural mesothelioma, a rare malignant neoplasm arising from pleura in a 35 years old mason, and a rare association as well. Avatar VermaNarendra BhattaDeebya Raj MishraAchyut Bhakta AcharyaRejina ShahiSion Hangma LImbuSrijan KatuwalUrmila LamaNepal Medical Associationarticlemalignancy; mesothelioma; nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis.Medicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Nepal Medical Association, Vol 59, Iss 243 (2021)
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topic malignancy; mesothelioma; nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis.
Medicine (General)
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spellingShingle malignancy; mesothelioma; nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis.
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Avatar Verma
Narendra Bhatta
Deebya Raj Mishra
Achyut Bhakta Acharya
Rejina Shahi
Sion Hangma LImbu
Srijan Katuwal
Urmila Lama
Mesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report
description Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a rare condition characterized by noninfectious vegetation on cardiac valves which are often associated with malignancy. It often presents with features of embolism rather than cardiac failure. These are usually seen in autoimmune conditions, disseminated intravascular coagulation, malignancy of gut and lung but has also been reported in other malignancies as well. This entity is rare but one must have a clinical suspicion of the disease especially in a patient suffering from malignancy presenting with the embolic phenomenon. In this report, we are presenting a case of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in an inpatient with pleural mesothelioma, a rare malignant neoplasm arising from pleura in a 35 years old mason, and a rare association as well.
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author Avatar Verma
Narendra Bhatta
Deebya Raj Mishra
Achyut Bhakta Acharya
Rejina Shahi
Sion Hangma LImbu
Srijan Katuwal
Urmila Lama
author_facet Avatar Verma
Narendra Bhatta
Deebya Raj Mishra
Achyut Bhakta Acharya
Rejina Shahi
Sion Hangma LImbu
Srijan Katuwal
Urmila Lama
author_sort Avatar Verma
title Mesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report
title_short Mesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report
title_full Mesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report
title_fullStr Mesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Mesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report
title_sort mesothelioma with nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a case report
publisher Nepal Medical Association
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/ef8e2a2dcdd54de2bf38be7862c8acae
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