title: Streptococcal mural endocarditis and myocardial abscess occurring in a left ventricular aneurysm--case report and review.
abstract: Infection of the mural endocardium within a left ventricular aneurysm without valvular involvement is exceedingly rare. The presenting clinical features can be non-specific, and a high index of suspicion is required for its diagnosis. Delay in diagnosis invariably leads to a fatal outcome. Although no controlled studies are available to guide therapy and management of these patients, appropriate antibiotic therapy and early surgical resection of the infected ventricular aneurysm remain the cornerstone of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton Hospital, London, U.K.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Y E
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Weinbren
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Poole-Wilson
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*