title: Infected atrial myxoma.
abstract: A patient with an infected atrial myxoma presented with clinical findings simulating bacterial endocarditis. The diagnosis was made with echocardiography, thus demonstrating the value of this rapid, noninvasive screening test. A ruptured mycotic aneurysm in the brain precluded early surgical excision of the tumor. The rapid evolution of this case to a fatal outcome underscores the need for prompt diagnosis.
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000401:mortality; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D002539:Cerebral Arterial Diseases / Q000401:mortality; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009825:Oklahoma; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents