Idiopathic methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus associated tricuspid valve endocarditis and pneumothorax in a patient without apparent predisposing factor: a case report

Authors

  • Mohammad Dashtkoohi Students’Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Farbod Semnani Students’Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Nasser Aghdami Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
  • Marjan Sohrabi Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicines, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Arezoo Salami Khaneshan Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicines, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Fereshte Ghiasvand Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicines, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Parnian Adhami Moghadam Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicines, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18502/ijm.v14i6.11268

Keywords:

Bacteremia; Bacterial endocarditis; Empyema; Pneumothorax; Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

Pneumothorax following right-sided bacterial endocarditis is an infrequent medical complication usually reported in cases with a history of intravenous drugabuse. The following report describes the condition of a girl without congenital heart dis- ease or a history of intravenous drug abuse who developed pneumothorax secondary to endocarditis.

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Published

2022-12-07

Issue

Volume (14) issue (6)

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