Fever of unknown origin: a case of cardiac myxoma infected with Staphylococcus lugdunensis.
Infected cardiac myxoma is a rare entity. It poses a diagnostic challenge as clinical presentation may reflect an underlying infectious, immune, or a neoplastic disease process. To the best of our knowledge, the first case of a cardiac myxoma infected with Staphylococcus lugdunensis is reported in a 54-year-old man with fever of unknown origin for 4 months. Successful excision of the tumor was performed and was followed by an uneventful recovery. Clinical presentation, diagnosis, and management of infected cardiac myxomas are discussed.
Bhanot
Nitin
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Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA. nitinbhanot@gmail.com
Sahud
Andrew G
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Bhat
Sunil
S
Lane
Stacy
S
Manyam
Harish
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Chan-Tompkins
Noreen H
NH
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000382:microbiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus