Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis masquerading as community-acquired pneumonia

• Main Authors: Salik Nazir (Author), Saroj Lohani (Author), Niranjan Tachamo (Author), Anam Siddiqui (Author), Nitin Patel (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Isolated pulmonary valve endocarditis in intravenous drug users is a rarely reported phenomenon. We present the case of a 25-year-old male with history of intravenous drug use who presented with respiratory symptoms after failing outpatient treatment for community-acquired pneumonia. Further investi...