Libman-Sacks endocarditis

endocarditis /en·do·car·di·tis/ (-kahr-di´tis) exudative and proliferative inflammatory alterations of the endocardium, usually characterized by the presence of vegetations on the surface of the endocardium or in the endocardium itself, and most commonly involving a heart valve, but also affecting the inner lining of the cardiac chambers or the endocardium elsewhere.endocardit´ic

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atypical verrucous endocarditis  Libman-Sacks e.

bacterial endocarditis  infectious endocarditis caused by various bacteria, including streptococci, staphylococci, enterococci, gonococci, and gram-negative bacilli.

infectious endocarditis , infective endocarditis that due to infection with microorganisms, especially bacteria and fungi; currently classified on the basis of etiology or underlying anatomy.

Libman-Sacks endocarditis  nonbacterial endocarditis found in association with systemic lupus erythematosus, usually occurring on the atrioventricular valves.

Löffler's endocarditis , Löffler's parietal fibroplastic endocarditis endocarditis associated with eosinophilia, marked by fibroplastic thickening of the endocardium, resulting in congestive heart failure, persistent tachycardia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, serous effusions into the pleural cavity, and edema of the limbs.

mycotic endocarditis  infectious endocarditis, usually subacute, due to various fungi, most commonly Candida, Aspergillus, and Histoplasma.

nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis  (NBTE) that usually occurring in chronic debilitating disease, characterized by noninfected vegetations consisting of fibrin and other blood elements and susceptible to embolization.

prosthetic valve endocarditis  infectious endocarditis as a complication of implantation of a prosthetic valve in the heart; the vegetations usually occur along the line of suture.

rheumatic endocarditis  that associated with rheumatic fever; more accurately termed rheumatic valvulitis when an entire valve is involved.

rickettsial endocarditis  endocarditis caused by invasion of the heart valves with Coxiella burnetii; it is a sequela of Q fever, usually occurring in persons who have had rheumatic fever.

vegetative endocarditis , verrucous endocarditis endocarditis, infectious or noninfectious, the characteristic lesions of which are vegetations or verrucae on the endocardium.

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Lib·man-Sacks endocarditis (lbmn-sks)

n.

A form of vegetative endocarditis found in association with systemic lupus erythematosus. Also called atypical verrucous endocarditis, Libman-Sacks syndrome, nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis.

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Libman-Sacks endocarditis

[lib′mən saks′]

Etymology: Emanuel Libman, American physician, 1872-1946; Benjamin Sacks, American physician, 1896-1939

the most common manifestation of lupus erythematosus, characterized by warty lesions that develop near the heart valves but rarely affect valvular action. The lesions usually are dry and granular, with a pink or tawny color. They contain basophilic cellular debris and develop in the angle of the atrioventricular valves and at the base of the mitral valve. Also called Libman-Sacks disease, Libman-Sacks syndrome.