title: Myocardial abscess secondary to staphylococcal septicemia: diagnosis with 3D echocardiography.
abstract: A 56 years old gentleman with staphylococcal septicemia with metastatic abscesses in spleen and heart. Real time 3D trans thoracic echocardiography could not only confirm the diagnosis of myocardial abscess but also well delineate it and identify adjacent structures.
authors: Apollo Hospitals, Hyderguda, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. pankaj_jariwala@hotmail.com
authors: Pankaj
authors: P
authors: Jariwala
authors: Arshad
authors: A
authors: Punjani
authors: Shaeq
authors: S
authors: Mirza
authors: Boorugu
authors: B
authors: Harikishan
authors: Dilip Babu
authors: DB
authors: Madhawar
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*