Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention Journal of Nephropathology 2251-8363 9 1 2020 01 01 Subacute bacterial endocarditis with vasculitis-like presentation; report of a case and literature review e10 e10 10.15171/jnp.2020.10 EN Tayebeh Soleymanian https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1959-5038 Hoda Kavosi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4762-6943 Journal Article 10.15171/jnp.2020.10 2019 05 12 2019 08 14 Infective endocarditis is a diagnostic challenge since it could manifest as a systemic disease mimicking rheumatologic disorders by immunological mechanisms. We introduced a case of infective endocarditis which was a 62-year-old man who presented with weakness, weight loss, myalgia, arthritis, petechiae, hematuria and proteinuria and was admitted by a rheumatologist for evaluation of possible vasculitis.