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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Autores principales: Swaminath, Deephak, Yaqub, Yasir, Narayanan, Roshni, Paone, Ralph F., Nugent, Kenneth, Arvandi, Aliakbar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4528840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26425590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709613514566

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4528840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26425590
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2324709613514566

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