Crisis in the Chest: Acute Chest Syndrome as a Sequela of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

Nishal N Patel; Ugochukwu Ebubechukwu; Sunil E Saith; Onyinye S Ugoala; Alexa B Kahn; Samy I McFarlane; Sabu John

doi:10.7759/cureus.61061

Crisis in the Chest: Acute Chest Syndrome as a Sequela of Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis

Cureus. 2024 May 25;16(5):e61061. doi: 10.7759/cureus.61061. eCollection 2024 May.

Authors

Nishal N Patel¹, Ugochukwu Ebubechukwu¹, Sunil E Saith², Onyinye S Ugoala³, Alexa B Kahn⁴, Samy I McFarlane¹, Sabu John⁵

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.
² Cardiology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
³ Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Amarillo, USA.
⁴ Cardiology, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, USA.
⁵ Cardiology, State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, USA.

Abstract

The management of acute chest syndrome (ACS) in sickle cell disease occurring concurrently with pulmonary embolism resulting from tricuspid valve endocarditis poses an atypical challenge. We present a case in which this complex interaction occurs and the prompt interventions that were utilized to give the best possible outcome.

Keywords: acute chest syndrome (acs); infective endocarditis; septic emboli; septic pulmonary emboli; sickle cell crisis; tricuspid valve endocarditis; vaso-occlusive crisis.

Publication types

Case Reports