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    Alabdely, Mayyadah H.; Mukhtar, Noha; Alshaikh, Ahmad; Halim, Magid; Mohammed, Shmayel; Pragliola, Claudio; Omrani, Ali S.

    Journal of infection and public health, 20/May , Volume: 13, Issue: 5
    Journal Article

    Q fever prosthetic valve endocarditis in association with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (APS) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has not been previously reported. Here, we report a 22-year-old Saudi female diagnosed with SLE and APS. She had mitral valve replacement with bio-prosthesis five years earlier for Libman–Sack endocarditis. She presented with two months’ history of fever, cough, palpitations, and progressive shortness of breath. A transthoracic echocardiogram showed a degenerative mitral valve prosthesis with a large mass causing severe obstruction. Open heart surgery revealed multiple masses on the mitral valve. PCR from the resected tissues was positive for Coxiella burnetii DNA. Q fever serology showed phase two IgG 1:2048, phase one IgG 1:512, and IgM 1:1024. The valve was replaced with a bio-prosthesis. She was well at 12 months of follow-up.