Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothoraces in a Case of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis and Septic Emboli: A Rare Complication.
Nim ChanBryan DunnPublished in: Case reports in critical care (2024)
Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure from infective endocarditis with septic emboli has been attributed to the vicious cycle of tissue damage and inflammatory cytokine response. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare complication and can be a late-onset presentation despite appropriate antibiotic therapy. We present a rare case of bilateral spontaneous pneumothoraces in a patient with tricuspid valve endocarditis and septic pulmonary emboli. We suspect that the profound inflammatory response from two different bacterial pathogens and the peripheral location of the septic thrombosis are the basis of the development of bilateral pneumothorax development in our patient.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- case report
- aortic valve
- mitral valve
- late onset
- acute kidney injury
- aortic stenosis
- rare case
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- inflammatory response
- mechanical ventilation
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- early onset
- oxidative stress
- ejection fraction
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- pulmonary embolism
- pulmonary hypertension
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- liver failure
- lipopolysaccharide induced
- bone marrow
- drug induced
- lps induced
- antimicrobial resistance
- mesenchymal stem cells