Infected left atrial myxoma. |
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| Authors: | P Dekkers H R Elbers W J Morshuis W Jaarsma |
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| Institution: | Department of Cardiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. |
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| Abstract: | Upon examination, a 40-year-old man was found to have fever, weight loss, and malaise. A blood culture was positive for Streptococcus mutans. Under the suspicion of endocarditis, he was treated with penicillin. Echocardiography revealed a large tumor in the left atrium. After 6 weeks of penicillin treatment, he was transferred to our hospital for excision of the tumor. Pathology revealed a myxoma with fibrin deposits, bacterial colonization, and massive infiltration with neutrophils. |
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