Fungal Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis Masquerading as a Pulmonary Embolism

Septic pulmonary emboli (SPE) can be a difficult clinical entity to distinguish from thromboembolic pulmonary embolism (TPE) in a patient with history of IV drug abuse (IVDA). We present a case of a patient who presented with failure to thrive and presumed diagnosis of recurrent PE that ultimately w...

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Main Authors: Kevin B. Ricci, Peter H. U. Lee, Michael Essandoh, Ahmet Kilic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/850852