Unusual cases of infective endocarditis.
We report 2 patients with unusual cases of infective endocarditis. The first patient had a large, mural vegetation on left ventricle that was diagnosed with transthoracic echocardiography; and the second patient had a large, mobile vegetation in the descending prosthetic aorta with an abscess cavity around the vessel, diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. This report confirms the usefulness of transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of uncommon cases of endocarditis.
Caruso
Aurelio
A
Dipartimento di Scienze Cardio-Chirurgiche, Toraciche e Respiratorie, Ospedale Monaldi, Naples, Italy.
Iarussi
Diana
D
Dialetto
Giovanni
G
Covino
Franco
F
Crispo
Claudio
C
Coppolino
Pasquale
P
Tripoldi
Maria Francoise
MF
Utili
Riccardo
R
D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*