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Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-159276
ABSTRACT
Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis is a very rare entity, usually associated with intravenous drug abuse. We describe a case of isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in a diabetic patient .The clinical course was favorable and she was discharged home after a six week course of antibiotic therapy.
Subject(s)
Adult , Echocardiography/methods , Endocarditis, Bacterial/drug therapy , Female , Humans , Pulmonary Valve/microbiology , Pulmonary Valve/diagnostic imaging , Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy , Treatment Outcome
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Journal of Tehran University Heart Center [The]. 2009; 4 (2): 119-120
in English
| IMEMR
| ID: emr-91942
ABSTRACT
Infective endocarditis is one of the most severe complications of parenteral drug abuse. The outstanding clinical feature of infective endocarditis in intravenous drug abusers is the high incidence of right-sided valve infection, and the tricuspid valve is involved in 60% to 70% of the cases. We herein report a case of isolated pulmonic valve infective endocarditis with a native pulmonary valve