Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is a very rare manifestation of systemic
inflammatory states and advanced malignancy. We describe newly diagnosed diffuse scleroderma
in a patient who presented with multiple strokes and florid NBTE of the mitral, tricuspid
and aortic valves.
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Accepted:
February 6,
2023
Received:
January 26,
2023
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose and no source of funding for this manuscript. All authors contributed equally in the design, draft and preparation of this manuscript. Abhinav Karan and Hui Guo participated in the design, preparation and writeup for this manuscript while Michael Omar participated in acquisition of imaging and review of the manuscript. Spencer Streit participated in review of the manuscript and a supervisory role. All authors are in agreement with the final manuscript.
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