Idiopathic methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus associated tricuspid valve endocarditis and pneumothorax in a patient without apparent predisposing factor: a case report

Mohammad Dashtkoohi; Farbod Semnani; Nasser Aghdami; Marjan Sohrabi; Arezoo Salami Khaneshan; Fereshte Ghiasvand; Parnian Adhami Moghadam

doi:10.18502/ijm.v14i6.11268

Idiopathic methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus associated tricuspid valve endocarditis and pneumothorax in a patient without apparent predisposing factor: a case report

Iran J Microbiol. 2022 Dec;14(6):928-931. doi: 10.18502/ijm.v14i6.11268.

Authors

Mohammad Dashtkoohi¹, Farbod Semnani¹, Nasser Aghdami^{2

3}, Marjan Sohrabi³, Arezoo Salami Khaneshan³, Fereshte Ghiasvand³, Parnian Adhami Moghadam⁴

Affiliations

¹ Students' Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
² Department of Regenerative Medicine, Cell Science Research Center, Royan Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Technology, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicines, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
⁴ Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicines, Islamic Azad University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Pneumothorax following right-sided bacterial endocarditis is an infrequent medical complication usually reported in cases with a history of intravenous drug abuse. The following report describes the condition of a girl without congenital heart disease or a history of intravenous drug abuse who developed pneumothorax secondary to endocarditis.

Keywords: Bacteremia; Bacterial endocarditis; Empyema; Pneumothorax; Staphylococcus aureus.

Publication types

Case Reports