Libman-Sacks endocarditis and oral anticoagulation

Paciente de 34 anos, com lúpus eritematoso sistêmico e síndrome de anticorpo antifosfolípide secundária, evoluiu com crises convulsivas, parcialmente controladas com anticonvulsivante, e ausculta de sopro cardíaco, cuja propedêutica mostrou a presença de vegetação em valva mitral. Diante do diagnóstico de endocardite de Libman-Sacks foi iniciada terapia com warfarina sódica, e após seis meses de anticoagulação oral, a paciente apresentava controle total das crises convulsivas e desaparecimento da vegetação valvar ao ecocardiograma. São discutidas a ocorrência da endocardite de Libman-Sacks no lúpus eritematoso sistêmico, sua associação com a síndrome de anticorpo antifosfolípide e a terapêutica anticoagulante, e feita uma revisão da literatura.The patient is a 34-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus and secondary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, who evolved with convulsive crises, partially controlled with an anticonvulsant, and auscultation of a cardiac murmur, whose investigation showed the presence of a mitral valve vegetation. Once the diagnosis of Libman-Sacks endocarditis was established, therapy with warfarin sodium was initiated, and, after 6 months of oral anticoagulation, the patient had total control of the convulsive crises and the valvular vegetation disappeared on echocardiography. This study discusses the occurrence of Libman-Sacks endocarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus, its association with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, and the anticoagulant therapy. A literature review is also provided