Culture-negative tricuspid valve endocarditis in an intravenous drug abuser masquerading as pulmonary tuberculosis in Nepal: a case report.

ABSTRACT: Infective endocarditis is an infection of the heart valves or endocardium caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal microorganisms. Blood cultures are used to detect the bacteria causing infective endocarditis, and echocardiography is performed to find the damaged heart valves. In blood culture-negative endocarditis, no endocarditis-causing organisms can be found in blood cultures, and blood cultures using usual laboratory methods remain sterile after inoculation of at least three independent blood samples.

Case presentation

A 24-year-old male with a history of polysubstance abuse presented with complaints of fever, cough, and shortness of breath. He had a past history of pulmonary tuberculosis 4 years ago, for which he was treated with antitubercular therapy. High-resolution computed t

SUBMITTER: Rajkarnikar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10010812 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature