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USMLE · Question #422
A 37-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a fever. Chest x-ray film shows multiple patchy infiltrates in both lungs. Echocardiography and blood cultures suggest a diagnosis of acut
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A 37-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with a fever. Chest x-ray film shows multiple patchy infiltrates in both lungs. Echocardiography and blood cultures suggest a diagnosis of acute bacterial endocarditis limited to the tricuspid valve. Which of the following is the most probable etiology?
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- ACongenital heart disease
- BIllicit drug use
- CRheumatic fever
- DRheumatoid arthritis
- ESystemic lupus erythematosus
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#tricuspid endocarditis#IV drug use#right-sided endocarditis#septic pulmonary emboli