Endocarditis trombótica no bacteriana y neoplasia pulmonar / Non-bacterial thrombocitic endocarditis and lung neoplasm

RESUMEN

Se presenta el caso de una paciente diagnosticada de endocarditis trombótica no bacteriana asociada a adenocarcinoma pulmonar que debuta como ictus embólico de repetición, demostrándose vegetaciones en válvula mitral en ausencia de cuadro infeccioso agudo El caso es relevante por ser la habitual presentación de la endocarditis trombótica no bacteriana y por la importancia de un diagnóstico clínico precoz

ABSTRACT

A woman with the final diagnosis of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis associated to pulmonary adenocarcinoma is reported. She had had repetitive embolic strokes as the first manifestation, with vegetations on the mitral valve and without signs of acute infectious disease. The case is interesting because is an usually case of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis and the importance of an early diagnostic