title: Tricuspid valve endocarditis in an intravenous drug abuser masquerading as pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: Intravenous drug abuse contributes to considerable illness burden in developed and developing countries. Tricuspid valve endocarditis (TVE) is rare in Middle East countries, though many reports of it in intravenous drug abusers are found in other countries. We describe a case of TVE mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis in a 33-year-old man with a history of intravenous heroin use.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panduranga
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Mukhaini
authors.forename: Kadhim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
authors.forename: Seif
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Al-Abri