PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - J E Corzo AU - F Lozano de León AU - J Gómez-Mateos AU - L López-Cortes AU - R Vázquez AU - F García-Bragado TI - Pneumothorax secondary to septic pulmonary emboli in tricuspid endocarditis. AID - 10.1136/thx.47.12.1080 DP - 1992 Dec 01 TA - Thorax PG - 1080--1081 VI - 47 IP - 12 4099 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/47/12/1080.short 4100 - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/47/12/1080.full SO - Thorax1992 Dec 01; 47 AB - Two cases of pneumothorax secondary to pulmonary septic infarctions occurred in the course of tricuspid endocarditis in intravenous drug misusers. This unusual complication must be considered in patients with right sided endocarditis who develop pleuritic chest pain, haemoptysis, or breathlessness.