Anaerobic myocardial abscess following myocardial infarction.
An anaerobic myocardial abscess due to Bacteroides fragilis developed in a 60-year-old man when he had an acute myocardial infarction while recuperating from surgery for a paracolonic abscess. Anaerobic bacteremia is a common event and may lead to infection in areas of low oxygen tension far removed from the original portal of entry.
D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000473:pathology