Successful medical therapy of mitral anular abscess complicating infective endocarditis

A case of staphylococcal endocarditis with the echocardiographic findings of mitral anular abscess is described. The anular mass resolved after 9 weeks of antibiotic therapy. This case illustrates that perivalvular abscess complicating infective endocarditis may respond to medical therapy.

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Published inJournal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 953 - 955
Main Authors Kunis, Richard L., Sherrid, Mark V., McCabe, J. Brandt, Grieco, Michael H., Dwyer, Edward M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.04.1986
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Abscess - diagnosis
Abscess - drug therapy
Abscess - etiology
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiovascular system
Echocardiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications
Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Heart Valve Diseases - drug therapy
Heart Valve Diseases - etiology
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Mitral Valve
Nafcillin - therapeutic use
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Staphylococcal Infections
Substance-Related Disorders - complications
Human
Mitral valve
Echocardiography
Abscess
Cardiovascular disease
Infection
Penicillin derivatives
Antibiotic
Chemotherapy
Endocarditis
Bacteriosis
Bacteria
Micrococcales
Micrococcaceae
Staphylococcus aureus
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Summary:A case of staphylococcal endocarditis with the echocardiographic findings of mitral anular abscess is described. The anular mass resolved after 9 weeks of antibiotic therapy. This case illustrates that perivalvular abscess complicating infective endocarditis may respond to medical therapy.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(86)80364-3