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- Title
Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis complicated with multiple lung abscesses and thoracic empyema as different pathogens: a case report.
- Authors
Cheng, Ya-Fu; Hsieh, Yung-Kun; Wang, Bing-Yen; Cheng, Ching-Yugn; Huang, Chang-Lun
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Only 4.1% of tricuspid valve IE cases require surgical intervention. The complication after tricuspid valve IE with lung abscess and empyema is rare.<bold>Case Presentation: </bold>We report the case of a 38-year-old male (an intravenous drug abuser) diagnosed with tricuspid valve IE who underwent tricuspid valve replacement. The case was complicated by multiple lung abscesses and thoracic empyema. The pathogens causing the lung abscesses and empyema were Acinetobacter baumannii complex and Candida albicans, which were different from those causing the endocarditis. After 4 weeks of antibiotic treatment, chest X-ray revealed bilateral clear lung markings with only mild blunting of the right costophrenic angle.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The pathogen causing the lung abscess is not always compatible with that causing the endocarditis. Thoracoscopic incision of the abscess with 4 to 6 weeks of broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment is effective and safe.
- Subjects
TRICUSPID valve; INFECTIVE endocarditis; INTRAVENOUS drug abusers; LUNGS; ABSCESSES; EMPYEMA; ANTIBIOTICS; TRICUSPID valve surgery; INTRAVENOUS drug abuse; ACINETOBACTER infections; CANDIDA albicans; CANDIDIASIS; PROSTHETIC heart valves; LUNG abscesses; STAPHYLOCOCCAL diseases; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus; THORACOSCOPY; GRAM-negative aerobic bacteria; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2019, Vol 14, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1749-8090
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s13019-019-0867-1