Septic pulmonary emboli. A rare cause of bilateral pneumothorax in drug abusers.
An intravenous drug abuser presented with bilateral pneumothorax. This is a previously unreported (to our knowledge) complication of septic pulmonary emboli secondary to right-sided endocarditis. This possibility must be considered in the differential diagnosis of pneumothorax in drug addicts.
Aguado
J M
JM
Department of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases Unit), Marqués de Valdecilla National Hospital, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
Arjona
R
R
Ugarte
P
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D000328:Adult; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006556:Heroin Dependence; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*