Acute Crit Care.  2023 Nov;38(4):513-514. 10.4266/acc.2023.01228.

Right-sided infective endocarditis of a native valve with multiple embolus lesions

• Kim M
• Boo KY
• Yoo JR

• KMID: 2550909
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4266/acc.2023.01228

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  Figure 1. (A) Multiple dot-like black erythematous lesions measuring 1–3 cm throughout the body. (B) Chest computed tomography revealing multiple nodules in both lungs. (C) Diffusion-weighted brain magnetic resonance imaging of lesions with high signal intensity, appearing as multiple scattered dots, in both fronto-parieto-temporal lobes. (D) Apical view of the four chambers on transthoracic echocardiography showing vegetation in the tricuspid valve indicated by yellow arrowheads.

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