A Giant Lung Abscess Complicating Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis: A Rare Case of a Dreadful Complication
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Infective endocarditis in hemodialysis patients is a serious complication of the dialysis catheter. Pulmonary complications are rare and may include lung abscess.
We report the case of a 72-year-old chronic hemodialysis female patient diagnosed with tricuspid valve complicated by a giant lung abscesses. This case underlines the impact on poor outcomes of IE in hemodialysis patients.
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