Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser

Intravenous drug users are at increased risk for developing right-sided infective endocarditis involving the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in intravenous drug users is very rare, and these patients often have more complications, such as pulmonary embolism, sep...

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Main Authors: Deephak Swaminath MD, Yasir Yaqub MD, Roshni Narayanan MD, Ralph F. Paone MD, Kenneth Nugent MD, Aliakbar Arvandi MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-11-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709613514566
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spelling doaj-21c7584820524050bf7d0f755730b6502020-11-25T03:26:21ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports2324-70962013-11-01110.1177/232470961351456610.1177_2324709613514566Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug AbuserDeephak Swaminath MD0Yasir Yaqub MD1Roshni Narayanan MD2Ralph F. Paone MD3Kenneth Nugent MD4Aliakbar Arvandi MD5Texas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USATexas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USATexas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USATexas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USATexas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USATexas Tech Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USAIntravenous drug users are at increased risk for developing right-sided infective endocarditis involving the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in intravenous drug users is very rare, and these patients often have more complications, such as pulmonary embolism, sepsis, and pneumonia. We report a case with pulmonary valve endocarditis and extensive pulmonary complications, including sepsis, septic emboli, pneumonia, and pneumothorax. Early identification of pulmonic valve endocarditis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics with or without surgical management should provide better outcomes, and clinicians need to think about pulmonary valve endocarditis in patients with complex respiratory presentations.https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709613514566
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author Deephak Swaminath MD
Yasir Yaqub MD
Roshni Narayanan MD
Ralph F. Paone MD
Kenneth Nugent MD
Aliakbar Arvandi MD
spellingShingle Deephak Swaminath MD
Yasir Yaqub MD
Roshni Narayanan MD
Ralph F. Paone MD
Kenneth Nugent MD
Aliakbar Arvandi MD
Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser
Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
author_facet Deephak Swaminath MD
Yasir Yaqub MD
Roshni Narayanan MD
Ralph F. Paone MD
Kenneth Nugent MD
Aliakbar Arvandi MD
author_sort Deephak Swaminath MD
title Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser
title_short Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser
title_full Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser
title_fullStr Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser
title_full_unstemmed Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser
title_sort isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis complicated with septic emboli to the lung causing pneumothorax, pneumonia, and sepsis in an intravenous drug abuser
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
issn 2324-7096
publishDate 2013-11-01
description Intravenous drug users are at increased risk for developing right-sided infective endocarditis involving the tricuspid and pulmonary valves. Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in intravenous drug users is very rare, and these patients often have more complications, such as pulmonary embolism, sepsis, and pneumonia. We report a case with pulmonary valve endocarditis and extensive pulmonary complications, including sepsis, septic emboli, pneumonia, and pneumothorax. Early identification of pulmonic valve endocarditis and treatment with appropriate antibiotics with or without surgical management should provide better outcomes, and clinicians need to think about pulmonary valve endocarditis in patients with complex respiratory presentations.
url https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709613514566
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