Open AccessNative right‐sided endocarditis in intravenous drug user: A case report
Author(s) -
Franca Hudson,
Broceta Martínez Abelardo,
Chohan Farah A.,
Ishak Angela,
Rocher Maray,
Pokhrel Nishan Babu,
Jaiswal Vikash
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6084
Subject(s) - medicine , infective endocarditis , intravenous drug , drug , endocarditis , intensive care medicine , surgery , pharmacology , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , viral disease
An increased rate of hospitalizations due to right‐sided infective endocarditis is currently witnessed due to the rapid rise of IV drug use. In this case report, we aim to discuss the long‐term outcome and highlight the various diagnostic approaches and management difficulties that are encountered in these cases.