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A serial echocardiographic study of myocardial abscess in a patient surviving staphylococcal septicemia |
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| Authors: | S Sunil Kumar Nagaraj Desai D Narayanappa C Chandrashekar |
| Institution: | 1. Associate Professor, JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mysore 570004, India;2. Professor and Head, Department of Cardiology, JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mysore 570004, India;3. Professor, JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mysore 570004, India;4. Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Mysore 570004, India |
| Abstract: | 2D echocardiography was performed on a 4-year-old child suffering from right thigh abscess due to MRSA infection following diagnosis of pericardial effusion by USG abdomen. It revealed myocardial abscess and pericardial effusion. This child underwent series of 2D echocardiographic studies which showed image appearance of myocardial abscess with its time course of healing. |
| Keywords: | Myocardial abscess 2D Echocardiography Septicemia |
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