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ArticleCureus2021

Right-Side Endocarditis: A Typical Presentation in an Atypical Patient.

João P Pais, Marta Sousa, Rita Mota, Ana R Cambão, Ana Nascimento

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Article in Cureus, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors.

João P PaisInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho (ULSAM) - Hospital de Santa Lúzia, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Marta SousaInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho (ULSAM) - Hospital de Santa Lúzia, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Rita MotaInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho (ULSAM) - Hospital de Santa Lúzia, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Ana R CambãoInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho (ULSAM) - Hospital de Santa Lúzia, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Ana NascimentoInternal Medicine, Unidade Local de Saúde do Alto Minho (ULSAM) - Hospital de Santa Lúzia, Viana do Castelo, PRT.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Right-side endocarditis (RSE) is a well-defined clinical entity, rarer than left-side endocarditis. Known risk factors include intravenous drug use or the presence of medical devices. The most frequently affected valve is the tricuspid valve. In most cases, medical treatment is enough. Surgical treatment is reserved for failed medical therapy or in the presence of large vegetations. Although there is a high recurrence rate in intravenous drug users (IDU), RSE has a generally good prognosis. We present the case of a 70-year-old male with no known previous diseases other than alcohol abuse. He was admitted with fever, cough, hemoptysis and a weight loss of 8 kg in two months. Chest X-ray revealed two images of condensation, one in the right pulmonary base and another in the superior right lobe. A computerized tomography of the thorax revealed a subsegmental pulmonary embolism. The patient refused hospitalization and was discharged medicated with levofloxacin and apixaban. In ambulatory, there was a decrease in size of the lesions but with a new lesion in the right hemithorax. Two months after the first episode, the patient is admitted with the same symptoms. The transthoracic echocardiogram showed a 20cm vegetation in the tricuspid valve. He was admitted to the hospital and received treatment with penicillin and gentamicin after isolation of

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heart failurepulmonary embolismseptic pulmonary embolismstreptococcus mitistricuspid valve endocarditis

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PMID34820219
PMCPMC8601156

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