Metastatic myocardial abscess due to group F streptococci.
Remote myocardial infarction in a 60-year-old, blind diabetic man, was complicated by suppuration within the old fibrotic area by a group F streptococcus. Osteomyelitis of the fifth (right) metatarsal bone served as the primary focus. A review of the literature uncovered no findings which could help to predict the onset of abscess formation within a myocardial infarction. Although this complication occurs rarely, the entity should be kept in mind in patients with infarcts and a remote source of infection.
D000038:Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*