Myocardial abscess secondary to staphylococcal septicemia: Diagnosis with 3D echocardiography

Myocardial abscess secondary to staphylococcal septicemia: Diagnosis with 3D echocardiography

A 56 years old gentleman with staphylococcal septicemia with metastatic abscesses in spleen and heart. Real time 3D trans thoracic echocardiography could not only confirm the diagnosis of myocardial abscess but also well delineate it and identify adjacent structures.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pankaj Jariwala, Arshad Punjani, Shaeq Mirza, Boorugu Harikishan, Dilip Babu Madhawar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Staphylococcal septicaemia
Myocardial abscess
Three dimensional echocardiography
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483212003069
Description
Summary:A 56 years old gentleman with staphylococcal septicemia with metastatic abscesses in spleen and heart. Real time 3D trans thoracic echocardiography could not only confirm the diagnosis of myocardial abscess but also well delineate it and identify adjacent structures.
ISSN:0019-4832

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