Left atrial bacterial mural endocarditis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An unusual case of Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis confined to the mural left atrium is presented. Echocardiographic studies revealed a 1.5 x 2.0-cm vegetation mimicking a myxoma situated in the path of a mitral regurgitant jet on a color Doppler test. Emboli to upper and lower extremities and brain complicated the patient's preoperative course. Surgical excision and pathologic examination confirmed this rare occurrence.
Medical subject headings
- Endocarditis, Bacterial
- Streptococcal Infections