Group B streptococcal endocarditis mimicking mitral valve myxoma.
A patient with group B streptococcal endocarditis and large vegetations resembling mitral valve myxoma is described. Group B streptococcal endocarditis and the differential diagnosis of vegetations and cardiac tumors are briefly reviewed.
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Department of Cardiology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae