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. 1980 Jul;56(657):513–515. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.56.657.513

The resolution of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy following treatment of subacute infective endocarditis.

L M Shapiro, J Mackinnon
PMCID: PMC2425817  PMID: 7443609

Abstract

A patient with a corrected coarctation of the aorta subsequently developed infective endocarditis on a congenital bicuspid aortic valve. Resolution of the radiographic bone changes of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy was demonstrated following treatment of the infection.

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