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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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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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 |
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Deephak Swaminath MD Yasir Yaqub MD Roshni Narayanan MD Ralph F. Paone MD Kenneth Nugent MD Aliakbar Arvandi MD |
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Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser |
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Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser |
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Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser |
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Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser |
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Isolated Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Complicated With Septic Emboli to the Lung Causing Pneumothorax, Pneumonia, and Sepsis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser |
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isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis complicated with septic emboli to the lung causing pneumothorax, pneumonia, and sepsis in an intravenous drug abuser |
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Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
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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. |
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