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

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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https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709613514566

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