Jawad Maadh, Cardozo Shaun
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, United States.
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, United States.
Indian Heart J. 2015 Nov-Dec;67(6):595-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.09.009. Epub 2015 Nov 3.
Mural endocarditis is a very rare condition. This entity involves bacterial growth on cardiac walls. In addition, concomitant valvular endocarditis, along with mural endocarditis, is an extremely rare combination. The diagnosis of mural endocarditis is difficult and requires more advanced cardiac imaging, such as a transesophageal echocardiogram. The differential diagnoses of mural masses include vegetations, thrombi, metastasis, and benign and malignant tumors. We present a rare and unusual case of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with findings of both right ventricular outflow tract mural endocarditis and valvular endocarditis involving the mitral valve.
心内膜炎是一种非常罕见的病症。该病症涉及心脏壁上的细菌生长。此外,伴有瓣膜性心内膜炎的心内膜炎是一种极其罕见的组合。心内膜炎的诊断困难,需要更先进的心脏成像检查,如经食管超声心动图。心壁肿块的鉴别诊断包括赘生物、血栓、转移瘤以及良性和恶性肿瘤。我们报告了一例罕见且不寻常的耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌菌血症病例,该病例同时发现右心室流出道心内膜炎和累及二尖瓣的瓣膜性心内膜炎。