Inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart caused by Listeria monocytogenes infection.
Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the heart is rare and of unknown etiology. We present a case of cardiac IPT caused by Listeria monocytogenes that evolved following gastroenteritis in a previously healthy child. L. monocytogenes, known to cause acute invasive infections, has not been reported previously as a cause of cardiac infection in children or of IPT. The literature concerning infectious IPT is reviewed.
Adler
Amos
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Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. amosad@gmail.com
Fimbres
Angela
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Marcinak
John
J
Johnson
Amy
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Zheng
Xiaotian
X
Hasegawa
Susan
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Shulman
Stanford T
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000209:etiology*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male