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Query: UMLS:C0014118 (endocarditis)
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Although staphylococcal endocarditis has occasionally been associated with a TTP-like syndrome, a similar syndrome has not been reported with endocarditis due to aerobic gram-negative rods. We report a case of subacute bacterial endocarditis with a thrombocytopenic syndrome that at first resembled TTP which was due to an unusual gram-negative rod. This case emphasizes the need for repeated examination of the bacteremic patient to detect the changing murmurs of endocarditis.
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PMID:Infective endocarditis due to the CDC group M6 bacillus. 228 69

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome (TTP-HUS) is a unique multisystem syndrome. It can present with either chronic or subacute infections. Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infection that has been reported to present with TTP-HUS as tuberculous endocarditis in the presence of immunodeficiency and implanted medical devices in regions where TB is endemic. Tuberculomas are space occupying lesions most commonly found in the brain in immunocompromised individuals. Herein, we present a rare association of tuberculosis with endocarditis manifesting as a tuberculoma and presenting as TTP-HUS in an immunocompetent patient and resident of the United States.
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PMID:Cardiac tuberculoma presenting as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome. 2431 49