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TEE revealing a large tricuspid valve vegetation and a perforated posterior tricuspid leaflet with moderate-to-severe tricuspid valve regurgitation. TEE, transesophageal echocardiography
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Streptococcus pneumonia is an important cause of septicemia. Other sites of infection include meningitis, septic arthritis, and endocarditis. Pneumococcal endocarditis is rare and has a poor prognosis. We report a case of a 47-year-old female patient with HIV who developed isolated native tricuspid valve endocarditis secondary to streptococcus pneu...
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