title: Necrotic cardiac haemangioma masquerading as sepsis with disseminated intravascular coagulation.
abstract: Cardiac haemangiomas are exceptionally rare benign vascular tumours. We report a case of cardiac haemangioma presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin and clinical features simulating sepsis with disseminated intravascular coagulation. The clinical course was complicated by systemic embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong. tsetaksun@gmail.com
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: C S W
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003023:Cloxacillin