Infective Endocarditis-Induced Lung Injury Mimicking Acute Vanishing Lung Syndrome

Abstract

Infective endocarditis is the infection of the endocardial surface of the heart valve. The right-sided endocarditis can be complicated by pulmonary injury. The pulmonary complications of infective endocarditis include pulmonary embolism, empyema, pleural effusion, lung abscess, and, in rare cases, pneumothorax. We present a case of bilateral pneumatoceles mimicking vanishing lung syndrome, a very rare pulmonary complication of right-sided infective endocarditis.

Cefepime-induced neurotoxicity in non-critically ill medical patients: a retrospective cohort study

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Animal Bewitchment in a Nigerian City: An Anthrozoological Study of Human-Cat Relations in Lagos State

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