title: [Respiratory distress in an addict on parenteral drugs with tricuspid endocarditis due to Staphylococcus aureus and with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia].
abstract: A case of a female, intravenous (I.V.) drug user with respiratory distress syndrome as first manifestation 24 hours after admission, is presented. The clinical suspicion of tricuspid valve endocarditis associated to Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia arose because this patient was a member of a high-risk AIDS group. An empiric treatment was applied and the diagnosis was made posterior to this. We comment on the unusual coincidence of both pathologic states, highlighting the early diagnosis and treatment.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Salavert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morera
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roig
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Navarro
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014261:Tricuspid Valve
vernacular_title: Distres respiratorio en adicto a drogas por vía parenteral con endocarditis tricuspídea por Stafilococcus aureus y neumonía por Pneumocystis carinii.