title: Pneumothorax secondary to septic pulmonary emboli in tricuspid endocarditis.
abstract: Two cases of pneumothorax secondary to pulmonary septic infarctions occurred in the course of tricuspid endocarditis in intravenous drug misusers. This unusual complication must be considered in patients with right sided endocarditis who develop pleuritic chest pain, haemoptysis, or breathlessness.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital Valme, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Corzo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lozano de León
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gómez-Mateos
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: López-Cortes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-Bragado
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D003932:Heroin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000150:complications*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D003932:Heroin