January 1, 1996Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Infected Left Atrial Myxoma Caused by Gemella morbillorum
Key result
Antibiotic therapy and early surgical excision successfully treated a 38-year-old woman with the first reported case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by Gemella morbillorum.
Population
1 38-year-old woman with a 4-week history of fever and an infected left atrial myxoma caused by Gemella…
Design
Case_report
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Implication
May support combined antibiotic-surgical management of rare infected myxomas; leaves open generalizability and optimal regimens.
Study Design
Type
Case Report (n=1)
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Population
A 38-year-old woman with a 4-week history of fever and an infected left atrial myxoma caused by Gemella morbillorum.
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Intervention
Antibiotic therapy and early surgical excision of the tumor
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Outcome
Successful treatment and histological confirmation of infected myxoma
This report documents the first known case of a left atrial myxoma infected by Gemella morbillorum, which was successfully managed with antibiotics and surgical excision.
Cite This Study
Wang et al. (1996) conducted a case report in Infected left atrial myxoma caused by Gemella morbillorum (n=1). Antibiotic therapy and early surgical excision was evaluated on Successful treatment. Antibiotic therapy and early surgical excision successfully treated a 38-year-old woman with the first reported case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by Gemella morbillorum.