Right ventricular wall abscess in structurally normal heart after leg osteomyelitis: First case
A 3-year-old girl presented with fever and acute dyspnea for 4 days. She had suffered an injury to the left lower leg 3 weeks earlier, with abscess formation. Magnetic resonance imaging showed osteomyelitis of the lower tibia. Echocardiography showed a mass in the right ventricular wall. She underwent concomitant heart surgery for removal of the right ventricular mass and limb arthrotomy. We believe this is a first reported case in which a ventricular wall abscess developed in a structurally normal heart following leg osteomyelitis.
Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - Category: Cardiology Authors: Ahmad, T., Pasarad, A. K., Kishore, K. S., Maheshwarappa, N. N. Tags: Cardiac Source Type: research
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