A cat's scratch or a wolf's bite?. (October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Shmuely, Haim; Chernin, Gil; Giladi, Michael; Zimhony, Oren; Miller, Edward Bari
• Is Part Of: Lupus. Volume 29:Number 11(2020)
• Page Start: 1469
• Page End: 1471
• Publication Date: 2020-10
• Subjects: Bartonella henselae endocarditis -- congenital pulmonic stenosis -- systemic lupus erythematosus -- false positive -- anti-dsDNA; Systemic lupus erythematosus -- Periodicals; 616.772005
• DOI: 10.1177/0961203320939632
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0961-2033

Abstract

Bartonella henselae endocarditis mimicking systemic vasculitis has been reported in patients with valvulopathy. Herein, we describe a patient with B. henselae endocarditis involving a prosthetic pulmonic valve with positive anti-dsDNA antibodies misdiagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) based on the revised classification SLE criteria.