Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis complicated with multiple lung abscesses and thoracic empyema as different pathogens: a case report

BACKGROUND: Only 4.1% of tricuspid valve IE cases require surgical intervention. The complication after tricuspid valve IE with lung abscess and empyema is rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the case of a 38-year-old male (an intravenous drug abuser) diagnosed with tricuspid valve IE who underwent t...

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Published in:J Cardiothorac Surg
Main Authors: Cheng, Ya-Fu, Hsieh, Yung-Kun, Wang, Bing-Yen, Cheng, Ching-Yugn, Huang, Chang-Lun
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2019
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6390298/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30808391
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-019-0867-1
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