Emphysematous myocardial abscess without infective endocarditis

Diagnosis of myocardial abscess without endocarditis is challenging, and a high index of clinical suspicion is fundamental for diagnosis. It should never be ruled out before TEE. And CT could be a helpful modality in case of emphysematous morphology.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Park, Jino, Seol, Sang‐Hoon, Song, Yeo‐Jeong, Kim, Seunghwan, Kim, Dong‐Kie, Kim, Ki‐Hun, Kim, Doo‐Il, Park, Bong Soo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8365852/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34430020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4658
Descripción
Sumario:Diagnosis of myocardial abscess without endocarditis is challenging, and a high index of clinical suspicion is fundamental for diagnosis. It should never be ruled out before TEE. And CT could be a helpful modality in case of emphysematous morphology.

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