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Eur J Case Rep Intern Med
. 2021 Mar 19;8(3):002409.
doi: 10.12890/2021_002409. eCollection 2021.
Marantic Endocarditis Associated with COVID-19: A Rare Case Report of a Potentially Deadly Disease
Kok Hoe Chan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ormena Joseph[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eyad Ahmed[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Apoorva Kommidi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Addi Suleiman[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Maria E Szabela[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Jihad Slim[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP]
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Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has overwhelmed healthcare globally with millions of cases and over 2 million deaths worldwide. The hypercoagulable state associated with COVID-19 is a well-recognized complication that carries a poor prognosis. Marantic endocarditis, or non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), is caused by a sterile vegetation on the cardiac valves resulting from the deposition of fibrin and platelet aggregates. It is highly associated with the hypercoagulable and acquired inflammatory states. Herein, we report a unique and rare case of COVID-19 presenting with NBTE.
Learning points: COVID-19 has caused a major global pandemic, with high morbidity and mortality.One of the complications of COVID-19 infection is a hypercoagulable state.To the best of our knowledge, we present only the second case of marantic endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19, in the hope of raising awareness among physicians of this potential rare association.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 associated coagulopathy; Marantic endocarditis; hypercoagulable state; non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis.
. 2021 Mar 19;8(3):002409.
doi: 10.12890/2021_002409. eCollection 2021.
Marantic Endocarditis Associated with COVID-19: A Rare Case Report of a Potentially Deadly Disease
Kok Hoe Chan[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ormena Joseph[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eyad Ahmed[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Apoorva Kommidi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Addi Suleiman[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Maria E Szabela[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Jihad Slim[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33869101
- PMCID: PMC8046274
- DOI: 10.12890/2021_002409
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has overwhelmed healthcare globally with millions of cases and over 2 million deaths worldwide. The hypercoagulable state associated with COVID-19 is a well-recognized complication that carries a poor prognosis. Marantic endocarditis, or non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), is caused by a sterile vegetation on the cardiac valves resulting from the deposition of fibrin and platelet aggregates. It is highly associated with the hypercoagulable and acquired inflammatory states. Herein, we report a unique and rare case of COVID-19 presenting with NBTE.
Learning points: COVID-19 has caused a major global pandemic, with high morbidity and mortality.One of the complications of COVID-19 infection is a hypercoagulable state.To the best of our knowledge, we present only the second case of marantic endocarditis in a patient with COVID-19, in the hope of raising awareness among physicians of this potential rare association.
Keywords: COVID-19; COVID-19 associated coagulopathy; Marantic endocarditis; hypercoagulable state; non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis.