Open AccessA Fatal Case of Isolated Left Side Endocarditis in an Intravenous Drug Abuser
Author(s) -
Saurabh Puri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of advanced research in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2394-7047
pISSN - 2349-7181
DOI - 10.24321/2349.7181.202115
Subject(s) - intravenous drug , endocarditis , infective endocarditis , medicine , drug abuser , drug , incidence (geometry) , surgery , left behind , psychiatry , virology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , physics , viral disease , optics , mental health
The incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) in intravenous drug use (IVDU) has risen over the past few decades. Usually, right-sided valves have been thought to get affected. However, we came across a case of isolated left side endocarditis in an intravenous drug user and wanted to report it.