Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 35-2014: a 31-year-old woman with fevers, chest pain, and a history of HCV infection and substance-use disorder.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1056/NEJMcpc1407131.
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Abstract
A 31-year-old woman with substance-use disorder was admitted to this hospital because of fevers and chest pain. CT of the chest revealed multiple thick-walled nodular opacities throughout both lungs. Diagnostic tests were performed, and management decisions were made.
Medical subject headings
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Heart Valve Diseases
- Heroin Dependence
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous
- Tricuspid Valve