Libman-Sacks endocarditis
[ lĭb′mən-săks′ ]
n.
A form of vegetative endocarditis found in association with systemic lupus erythematosus.atypical verrucous endocarditis Libman-Sacks syndrome nonbacterial verrucous endocarditis
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