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.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA. nitinbhanot@gmail.com
Nitin
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Bhanot
Andrew G
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Sahud
Sunil
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Bhat
Stacy
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Lane
Harish
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Manyam
Noreen H
NH
Chan-Tompkins
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