title: Left atrial myxoma infected with Streptococcus viridans.
abstract: A case is described of Streptococcus viridans endocarditis involving a left atrial myxoma. The diagnosis was made by echocardiography and the infected tumour was successfully treated by surgical removal. A review of the published literature about left atrial myxomas underlines the importance of performing echocardiography in all patients with suspected endocarditis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Brompton Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Dawson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Law
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Oldershaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis