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Group B streptococcal endocarditis mimicking mitral valve myxoma |
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| Authors: | K von Kemp D Demoor F Caes B Cham P Block |
| Institution: | Department of Cardiology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. |
| Abstract: | A patient with group B streptococcal endocarditis and large vegetations resembling mitral valve myxoma is described. Group B streptococcal endocarditis and the differential diagnosis of vegetations and cardiac tumors are briefly reviewed. |
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