title: Infected atrial myxoma: case report and literature review.
abstract: Myxoma is the most common type of cardiac tumour in all age groups. It may simulate infective endocarditis but is rarely infected. We describe one case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by Enterococcus faecalis. Combined therapy, consisting of surgical management and antimicrobial therapy, was used. Histological examination of the excised tumour revealed a typical myxoma with infiltrates of neutrophils. Few cases of infected atrial myxomas have been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Division, A.O.R.N. S.G. Moscati, Avellino, Italy.
authors.forename: Sebastiano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: dell'aquila
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giglio
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Magliocca
authors.forename: Patrizia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maio
authors.forename: Francesco Saviero
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Nigro
authors.forename: Piera
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pacifico
authors.forename: Giovani
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Chiara
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Acone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000617:Aminoglycosides / Q000494:pharmacology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents