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case_images: Filamentous echodensities on a mitral valve in a patient with relapsing polychondritis, positive lupus anticoagulant, and signs of systemic embolization.
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case_images: A subsequent transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) revealed no evidence of infective endocarditis, but it did show fibrinous strands attached to the posterior mitral valve leaflet (Figure 1), raising the possibility of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE).
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case_images: Persistent filamentous echodensities despite systemic anticoagulation and appropriate anti-inflammatory agents.
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