2020•Proceedings of Singapore HealthcareOpen access

Tricuspid valve infective endocarditis following intravenous administration of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM)

Raja Ezman Raja Shariff, Sazzli Shahlan Kasim, Effarezan Abdul Rahman

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Right-sided infective endocarditis (IE) is often linked to intravenous drug abuse and healthcare-associated procedures involving catheters and device implantation. We report a rare occurrence of right-sided IE secondary to intravenous use of traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM).

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Key concepts: Intravenous drug, Infective endocarditis, Medicine, Endocarditis, Tricuspid valve, Intravenous use, Intravenous therapy, Intensive care medicine