Senel M, Schlensak C, Gawaz MP, Krumm P, Mueller KAL. Myocardial Abscess After Myocarditis: Advantages of Multimodal Imaging Detecting the Rare Case of Fungal Abscess.
JACC Case Rep 2022;
6:101694. [PMID:
36704065 PMCID:
PMC9871202 DOI:
10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.101694]
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Abstract
We discuss the rare case of a myocardial abscess of the left ventricle in a 42-year-old man on immunosuppressive therapy after fulminant myocarditis. Multimodal imaging detected the myocardial abscess along with other septic emboli caused by infection with aspergillus fumigatus, which could be treated effectively with antimycotic strategies. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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