Rapidly progressive vegetative endocarditis.
Echocardiography has become a valuable tool in visualizing and localizing vegetations in patients with bacterial endocarditis. Since the natural course of vegetative lesions remains poorly understood, we report a case of a rapidly progressive vegetative lesion in a patient with staphylococcal endocarditis. Although the significance of this observation will require a larger experience, it may represent an accelerated form of disease necessitating surgical management.
D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery