Diagnoses of right-sided empyema complicating tricuspid valve endocarditis during transesophageal echocardiography.
A 25-year-old man, who was a known intravenous drug user, underwent transesophageal echocardiography as part of investigation for suggested infective endocarditis. Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis was diagnosed. The simultaneous visualization of right-sided empyema, previously undiagnosed, by transesophageal echocardiography, led to operative treatment by thoracoscopy and right lung decortication.
Nalos
Marek
M
Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Nepean Hospital, University of Sydney, PO Box 63, Penrith NSW 2751, Australia. nalosm@wahs.nsw.gov.au
Huang
Stephen J
SJ
Ting
Iris
I
McLean
Anthony S
AS
D000328:Adult; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous / Q000150:complications*; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000382:microbiology*