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Leukocytoclastic vasculitis and myocardial infarction as presenting manifestations of infective endocarditis: a case report

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  1. Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Innere Medizin III, Kardiologie, Angiologie und Internistische Intensivmedizin, Kirrberger Straße, 66421, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    Janine Pöss, Michael Böhm & Heiko Kilter

  2. Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Klinik für Thorax- und Herz-Gefäßchirurgie, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    Hans-Joachim Schäfers

  3. Universitätsklinikum des Saarlandes, Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Hygiene, Homburg/Saar, Germany

    Mathias Herrmann & Lutz von Müller

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Pöss, J., Schäfers, HJ., Herrmann, M. et al. Leukocytoclastic vasculitis and myocardial infarction as presenting manifestations of infective endocarditis: a case report. Clin Res Cardiol 99, 59–61 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-009-0089-y

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