Right-sided acute infective endocarditis with septic pulmonary embolism; postmortem computed tomography and forensic autopsy findings. A case report

Autor: Peter Juel Thiis Knudsen, Peter Mygind Leth, Lene Hoffmann Träger

Publikováno v: Träger, L H, Knudsen, P J T & Leth, P M 2021, ' Right-sided acute infective endocarditis with septic pulmonary embolism; postmortem computed tomography and forensic autopsy findings. A case report ', Forensic Imaging, vol. 26, 200469 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fri.2021.200469

Infective endocarditis of the tricuspid valve is a known complication to intravenous drug use (IDU) and can lead to septic pulmonary embolism. This can be difficult to detect at a standard autopsy. The use of postmortem computed tomography (PMCT) is

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