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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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XII.i Endocarditis (infective)

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Last update : 06/08/2012
 
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Diagnosing DIRD
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Causality assessment
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See also under
Amphetamine (and -derivatives)
3
Amyl-nitrite, butyl-nitrite, isobutyl-nitrite ('Poppers')
4
Antidotes
1
Body packing
4
Cannabinoids - Cannabinoid receptor agonists (synthetic) (K2, Spice)
5
Cathinones, synthetic ('Bath salts')
5
Cocaine
5
Crack cocaine
5
E-cigarette - E-vaporizers - ENDS - Vaping - Dabbing
5
E-cigarette's, e-vaporizer's secondhand vapor (Passive vaping)
1
Excipients-Vehicle-Preservatives (of drugs)
5
Heroin (inhaled, insufflated, snorted)
4
Heroin (intravenous)
5
Inhalants (volatile substances)
5
Marijuana, cannabis (haschish, hash, bang, dab)
5
Methadone
5
Opiates - Opioids - Opium
5
Recreational drugs
5
Sniffed drugs (opioids, acetaminophen)
5
Talc (inhaled, sniffed, i.v., intrapleural)
3
Warfarin
5

Publications

A 33-Year-Old Man With a History of Intravenous Drug Use and Fevers.
Chest 2016 Mar;149;e75-7 2016 Mar
Nonthrombotic pulmonary embolism: a radiological perspective.
Seminars in ultrasound, CT, and MR 2012 Dec;33;522-34 2012 Dec
Tricuspid Endocarditis and Septic Pulmonary Embolism in an Intravenous Drug User with advanced HIV Infection.
Oman medical journal 2011 Sep;26;365-7 2011 Sep
A "strange cough": 3D-echocardiography for diagnosis of late tricuspid valve endocarditis in a former drug addict with septic pulmonary emboli.
International journal of cardiology 2011 Nov 17;153;e15-8 2011 Nov 17
Outcome of patients with injection drug use-associated endocarditis admitted to an intensive care unit.
Journal of critical care 2010 Jun;25;248-53 2010 Jun
Observations on drug abuse deaths in the State of Maryland.
Journal of forensic sciences 1996 Jan;41;106-9 1996 Jan
Right-sided endocarditis in intravenous drug users. Prognostic features in 102 episodes.
Annals of internal medicine 1992 Oct 01;117;560-6 1992 Oct 01
Mycotic aneurysms of the pulmonary arteries in intravenous drug addicts. Report of three cases and review of the literature.
The American journal of medicine 1984 Jun;76;1124-31 1984 Jun

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