Autoimmune or infectious disease? That is the question

Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2018 May-Jun;36(3):517-518. Epub 2018 Mar 27.

Authors

Costas A Constantinou¹, George E Fragoulis², Ηara Gakiopoulou³, Athanasios G Tzioufas², Nicolaos V Sipsas²

Affiliations

¹ Pathophysiology Department, General Hospital of Athens "Laiko", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. csconstandin@yahoo.gr.
² Pathophysiology Department, General Hospital of Athens "Laiko", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
³ 1st Department of Pathology, General Hospital of Athens "Laiko", Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.

PMID: 29600934

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Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve / surgery
Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / etiology*
Glomerulonephritis, IGA / pathology
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve / surgery
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis
Sternotomy*
Surgical Wound Infection / complications*