Cardiac calcification due to myocardial abscess.
Dense calcification of an old abscess of the left ventricular wall was discovered in a patient with mitral and aortic valvular disease. In spite of the fact that myocarditis occurs in a variety of settings, calcification of a myocardial focus of infection is rare and has not been reported previously.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography