Iqbal, J. orcid.org/0000-0002-9729-7503, Ahmed, I. and Baig, W. (2008) Metastatic myocardial abscess on the posterior wall of the left ventricle : a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2 (1). ISSN 1752-1947
Abstract
Introduction
Myocardial abscess is a rare and potentially fatal condition. Metastatic myocardial abscess in the setting of infective endocarditis has been infrequently reported in the medical literature. To the best of the authors' knowledge no case of myocardial abscess affecting the free wall of the left ventricle secondary to infective endocarditis of a right-sided heart valve has been reported previously.
Case presentation
We report a case of tricuspid valve endocarditis caused by Staphylococcus aureus and resulting in a myocardial abscess on the posterior wall of the left ventricle, far from the active valvular infection. We also briefly discuss the role of different investigation modalities including cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in diagnosing myocardial abscess.
Conclusion
Myocardial abscess is a life-threatening illness. A high index of clinical suspicion is required to make a prompt diagnosis. Final diagnosis may need multi-modality imaging. An early diagnosis, aggressive medical therapy, multidisciplinary care and timely surgical intervention may save life in this otherwise fatal condition.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2008 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Department of Infection and Immunity (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2019 11:50 |
Last Modified: | 10 Sep 2019 04:14 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/1752-1947-2-258 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150466 |