A 62-Year-Old Man With Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis, Bacteremia, and Septic Pulmonary Embolism Following Long-Needle Acupuncture

Yi Zhang; Li Yi

doi:10.12659/AJCR.951333

03 April 2026 : Case report China

A 62-Year-Old Man With Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis, Bacteremia, and Septic Pulmonary Embolism Following Long-Needle Acupuncture

Unusual clinical course, Mistake in diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment

Yi Zhang

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951333

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951333

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Figure 1 Timeline of clinical course and antimicrobial therapy following acupunctureTimeline showing key clinical events, diagnostic findings, and changes in antimicrobial treatment after the patient underwent long-needle acupuncture. MSSA – methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus

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