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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[ | [[Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis]] must be differentiated from other [[diseases]] that cause a new or changed [[heart murmur]], multiple [[Systemic embolization|systemic emboli]], +/-[[fever]], such as [[infective endocarditis]], [[Valvular Diseases|degenerative valvular disease]], and [[Pulmonary embolism|pulmonary infarction]]. | ||
=== | ==Differential Diagnosis== | ||
[[Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis]] must be differentiated from other [[diseases]] that cause a new or changed [[heart murmur]], multiple [[Systemic embolization|systemic emboli]], +/-[[fever]], such as;<ref name="urlLibman-Sacks Endocarditis Differential Diagnoses">{{cite web |url=https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/155230-differential |title=Libman-Sacks Endocarditis Differential Diagnoses |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="urlNonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Clinicopathologic Study of a Necropsy Series | Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)">{{cite web |url=https://www.revespcardiol.org/en-nonbacterial-thrombotic-endocarditis-clinicopathologic-study-articulo-13106392 |title=Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Clinicopathologic Study of a Necropsy Series | Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition) |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="pmid3548296">{{cite journal |vauthors=Lopez JA, Ross RS, Fishbein MC, Siegel RJ |title=Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a review |journal=Am. Heart J. |volume=113 |issue=3 |pages=773–84 |date=March 1987 |pmid=3548296 |doi=10.1016/0002-8703(87)90719-8 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid15919332">{{cite journal |vauthors=Borowski A, Ghodsizad A, Cohnen M, Gams E |title=Recurrent embolism in the course of marantic endocarditis |journal=Ann. Thorac. Surg. |volume=79 |issue=6 |pages=2145–7 |date=June 2005 |pmid=15919332 |doi=10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.024 |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid16965557">{{cite journal |vauthors=Aryana A, Esterbrooks DJ, Morris PC |title=Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with recurrent embolic events as manifestation of ovarian neoplasm |journal=J Gen Intern Med |volume=21 |issue=12 |pages=C12–5 |date=December 2006 |pmid=16965557 |pmc=1924740 |doi=10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00614.x |url=}}</ref><ref name="pmid11988602">{{cite journal |vauthors=Singhal AB, Topcuoglu MA, Buonanno FS |title=Acute ischemic stroke patterns in infective and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging study |journal=Stroke |volume=33 |issue=5 |pages=1267–73 |date=May 2002 |pmid=11988602 |doi=10.1161/01.str.0000015029.91577.36 |url=}}</ref>. | |||
*[[Infective endocarditis]], | |||
*[[Valvular Diseases|Degenerative valvular disease]], and | |||
*[[Pulmonary embolism|Pulmonary infarction]]. | |||
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! rowspan=" | ! rowspan="2" |<small>Diseases</small> | ||
! colspan="3" |<small>Diagnostic tests</small> | |||
! colspan=" | ! colspan="3" |<small>Physical Examination</small> | ||
| colspan=" | | colspan="7" |<small>Symptoms | ||
! | ! colspan="1" rowspan="2" |<small>Past medical history</small> | ||
! rowspan="2" |<small>Other Findings</small> | |||
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! | !<small>CT scan and MRI</small> | ||
|- | !<small>EKG</small> | ||
!<small>Chest X-ray</small> | |||
!<small>Tachypnea</small> | |||
! | !<small>Tachycardia</small> | ||
!<small>Fever</small> | |||
! | !<small>Chest Pain</small> | ||
! | !<small>Hemoptysis</small> | ||
! | !<small>Dyspnea on Exertion</small> | ||
! | !<small>Wheezing</small> | ||
! | !<small>Chest Tenderness</small> | ||
! | !<small>Nasalopharyngeal Ulceration</small> | ||
! | !<small>Carotid Bruit</small> | ||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Pulmonary embolism]] | ||
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* On [[CT angiography]]: | |||
** Intra-luminal filling defect | |||
*On [[MRI]]: | |||
** Narrowing of involved [[Blood vessel|vessel]] | |||
** No contrast seen distal to [[obstruction]] | |||
** Polo-mint sign (partial filling defect surrounded by contrast) | |||
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* [[Pulmonary embolism electrocardiogram|S1Q3T3]] pattern representing acute [[right heart]] strain | |||
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* [[Fleischner sign]] (enlarged pulmonary artery), [[Hampton's hump|Hampton hump]], [[Westermark's sign]] | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ (Low grade) | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ (In case of massive PE) | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
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*Hypercoagulating conditions ([[Factor V Leiden]], [[thrombophilia]], [[deep vein thrombosis]], immobilization, [[malignancy]], [[pregnancy]]) | |||
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* May be associated with [[metabolic alkalosis]] and [[syncope]] | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | [[Infective Endocarditis]] | ||
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*Goldberg's criteria may aid in diagnosis of left ventricular dysfunction: (High specificity) | |||
**[[S wave|S]]V1 or [[S wave|S]]V2 + [[R wave|R]]V5 or [[R wave|R]]V6 ≥3.5 mV | |||
**Total [[QRS complex|QRS]] amplitude in each of the limb leads ≤0.8 mV | |||
** [[R wave|R]]/[[S wave|S]] ratio <1 in lead V4 | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
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*Previous [[myocardial infarction]] | |||
*[[Hypertension]] ([[Systemic hypertension|systemic]] and [[Pulmonary hypertension|pulmonary]]) | |||
*[[Cardiac arrhythmia|Cardiac arrythmias]] | |||
*[[Viral]] infections ([[myocarditis]]) | |||
*[[Congenital heart disease|Congenital heart defects]] | |||
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*[[Right heart failure]] associated with: | |||
**[[Hepatomegaly]] | |||
**Positive hepato-jugular reflex | |||
**Increased [[jugular venous pressure]] | |||
**[[Peripheral edema]] | |||
*[[Left heart failure]] associated with: | |||
**[[Pulmonary edema]] | |||
**Eventual [[right heart failure]] | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis|Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis]] | ||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | | *ST elevation | ||
*PR depression | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ (Low grade) | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ (Relieved by sitting up and leaning forward) | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" | - | |||
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*Infections: | |||
**[[Viral]] (Coxsackie virus, [[Herpes simplex virus|Herpes virus]], [[Mumps virus]], [[Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)|HIV]]) | |||
**[[Bacteria]] ([[Mycobacterium tuberculosis]]-common in developing countries) | |||
**[[Fungal]] ([[Histoplasmosis]]) | |||
*Idiopathic in a large number of cases | |||
*[[Autoimmune]] | |||
*[[Uremia]] | |||
*[[Malignancy]] | |||
*Previous [[myocardial infarction]] | |||
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*May be clinically classified into: | |||
**Acute (< 6 weeks) | |||
**Sub-acute (6 weeks - 6 months) | |||
**Chronic (> 6 months) | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Libman Sack Endocarditis]] | ||
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*Prolonged [[PR interval]] | |||
*Transient [[T wave]] inversions | |||
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| style="background: #F5F5F5; padding: 5px;" |✔ | |||
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*Ill-contact | |||
*Travelling | |||
*[[Smoking]] | |||
*[[Diabetes mellitus|Diabetic]] | |||
*Recent hospitalization | |||
*[[Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease]] | |||
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*Requires [[Sputum|sputum stain]] and culture for diagnosis | |||
*[[Empiric therapy|Empiric management]] usually started before [[Culture collection|culture]] results | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Vasculitis]] | ||
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*On [[Computed tomography|CT scan]]: ([[Takayasu's arteritis|Takayasu arteritis]]) | |||
**[[Blood vessel|Vessel]] wall thickening | |||
**Luminal narrowing of [[pulmonary artery]] | |||
**Masses or nodules ([[Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody|ANCA]]-associated granulomatous vasculitis) | |||
*On [[Magnetic resonance imaging|MRI]]: | |||
Homogeneous, circumferential [[Blood vessel|vessel]] wall [[swelling]] | |||
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*[[Bundle branch block|Right or left bundle-branch block]] ([[Churg-Strauss syndrome]]) | |||
*[[Atrial fibrillation]] ([[Churg-Strauss syndrome]]) | |||
*Non-specific [[ST interval|ST segment]] and [[T wave]] changes | |||
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*[[Nodule (medicine)|Nodules]] | |||
*[[Cavitation]] | |||
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*[[Takayasu's arteritis|Takayasu arteritis]] usually found in persons aged 4-60 years with a mean of 30 | |||
*[[Giant-cell arteritis]] usually occurrs in persons aged > 60 years | |||
*[[Churg-Strauss syndrome]] may present with [[asthma]], [[sinusitis]], transient [[pulmonary]] infiltrates and neuropathy alongwith [[cardiac]] involvement | |||
*Granulomatous vasculitides may present with [[nephritis]] and [[upper airway]] ([[nasopharyngeal]]) destruction | |||
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| style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" | | | style="background: #DCDCDC; padding: 5px; text-align: center;" |[[Fever of unknown origin]] (FUO) | ||
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*[[Multifocal atrial tachycardia]] (atleast 3 distinct [[P waves|P wave]] morphologies) | |||
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*[[Smoking]] | |||
*[[Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency|Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency]] | |||
*Increased [[sputum]] production ([[chronic bronchitis]]) | |||
*[[Cough]] | |||
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*[[Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency|Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency]] may be associated with [[hepatomegaly]] | |||
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==Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases== | |||
[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3]. | |||
OR | |||
[Disease name] must be differentiated from [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3]. | |||
OR | |||
As [disease name] manifests in a variety of clinical forms, differentiation must be established in accordance with the particular subtype. [Subtype name 1] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], such as [differential dx1] and [differential dx2]. In contrast, [subtype name 2] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 2], such as [differential dx3] and [differential dx4]. | |||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aisha Adigun, B.Sc., M.D.[2]
Overview
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause a new or changed heart murmur, multiple systemic emboli, +/-fever, such as infective endocarditis, degenerative valvular disease, and pulmonary infarction.
Differential Diagnosis
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause a new or changed heart murmur, multiple systemic emboli, +/-fever, such as;[1][2][3][4][5][6].
Diseases | Diagnostic tests | Physical Examination | Symptoms | Past medical history | Other Findings | ||||||||||
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CT scan and MRI | EKG | Chest X-ray | Tachypnea | Tachycardia | Fever | Chest Pain | Hemoptysis | Dyspnea on Exertion | Wheezing | Chest Tenderness | Nasalopharyngeal Ulceration | Carotid Bruit | |||
Pulmonary embolism |
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ (Low grade) | ✔ | ✔ (In case of massive PE) | ✔ | - | - | - | - |
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Infective Endocarditis | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | - | - | ✔ | - | - | - | - |
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Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis |
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Libman Sack Endocarditis |
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | - | ✔ | ✔ | - | - | - |
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Vasculitis |
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | - | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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Fever of unknown origin (FUO) |
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✔ | ✔ | - | - | - | ✔ | ✔ | - | - | - |
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Differentiating [Disease name] from other Diseases
[Disease name] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], [clinical feature 2], and [clinical feature 3], such as [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
OR
[Disease name] must be differentiated from [differential dx1], [differential dx2], and [differential dx3].
OR
As [disease name] manifests in a variety of clinical forms, differentiation must be established in accordance with the particular subtype. [Subtype name 1] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 1], such as [differential dx1] and [differential dx2]. In contrast, [subtype name 2] must be differentiated from other diseases that cause [clinical feature 2], such as [differential dx3] and [differential dx4].
References
- ↑ "Libman-Sacks Endocarditis Differential Diagnoses".
- ↑ "Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: Clinicopathologic Study of a Necropsy Series | Revista Española de Cardiología (English Edition)".
- ↑ Lopez JA, Ross RS, Fishbein MC, Siegel RJ (March 1987). "Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a review". Am. Heart J. 113 (3): 773–84. doi:10.1016/0002-8703(87)90719-8. PMID 3548296.
- ↑ Borowski A, Ghodsizad A, Cohnen M, Gams E (June 2005). "Recurrent embolism in the course of marantic endocarditis". Ann. Thorac. Surg. 79 (6): 2145–7. doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.024. PMID 15919332.
- ↑ Aryana A, Esterbrooks DJ, Morris PC (December 2006). "Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis with recurrent embolic events as manifestation of ovarian neoplasm". J Gen Intern Med. 21 (12): C12–5. doi:10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00614.x. PMC 1924740. PMID 16965557.
- ↑ Singhal AB, Topcuoglu MA, Buonanno FS (May 2002). "Acute ischemic stroke patterns in infective and nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging study". Stroke. 33 (5): 1267–73. doi:10.1161/01.str.0000015029.91577.36. PMID 11988602.