Penetrating mitral annular abscess ruptured into the left atrium: a rare cause of mitral regurgitation
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219490
Abstract: A man aged 27 years from Bangladesh was referred to our centre for evaluation of fever of unknown origin of 3 months duration. There was a history of progressively increasing dyspnoea of NYHA functional class II… read more here.
Keywords: ruptured left; left atrium; abscess ruptured; penetrating mitral ... See more keywords
Case Report: “Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Endocarditis Overlying Calcified Mitral Annular Abscess Misdiagnosed as Klebsiella pneumoniae Endocarditis”
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.818219
Abstract: Infective endocarditis (IE) involving mitral annular calcification (MAC) is a rare disease, but is potentially lethal due to frequent serious periannular complications, and therefore requires early diagnosis and prompt treatment. However, either reaching the correct… read more here.
Keywords: annular abscess; mitral annular; case; methicillin resistant ... See more keywords