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

Mohammad Dashtkoohi; Farbod Semnani; Nasser Aghdami; Marjan Sohrabi; Arezoo Salami Khaneshan; Fereshte Ghiasvand; Parnian Adhami Moghadam

doi:10.18502/ijm.v14i6.11268

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.