title: RVOT mural and mitral valve endocarditis: A case report.
abstract: Mural endocarditis is a very rare condition. This entity involves bacterial growth on cardiac walls. In addition, concomitant valvular endocarditis, along with mural endocarditis, is an extremely rare combination. The diagnosis of mural endocarditis is difficult and requires more advanced cardiac imaging, such as a transesophageal echocardiogram. The differential diagnoses of mural masses include vegetations, thrombi, metastasis, and benign and malignant tumors. We present a rare and unusual case of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia with findings of both right ventricular outflow tract mural endocarditis and valvular endocarditis involving the mitral valve.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, United States.
authors.forename: Maadh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jawad
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, United States. Electronic address: scardozo@med.wayne.edu.
authors.forename: Shaun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cardozo
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008875:Middle Aged; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology
keywords: Echocardiogram; Endocarditis; Mitral; Mural