Piercing-related endocarditis presenting with multiple large masses in the right-side chamber of the heart
| Autor: | Maria do Carmo Pereira Nunes, Luís Ricardo Ataíde Castro, Luciano Ribeiro Leduc, Letícia Trivellato Gresta, Felipe Batista Lima Barbosa, Teresa C. A. Ferrari, Cláudio Léo Gelape |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.product_category Adolescent Endocarditis Heart Diseases business.industry medicine.disease Surgery Fatal Outcome Risk Factors Infective endocarditis medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging In patient Female Navel Piercing Differential diagnosis Body Piercing Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Cardiac Tumors Echocardiography Transesophageal |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography. 21(6) |
| ISSN: | 1097-6795 |
| Popis: | We present a case report of a 15-year-old girl with right-side endocarditis, which presented with multiple large masses located on both right chambers mimicking the appearance of a tumor. There were no predisposing factors other than an infected navel piercing. Piercing-associated infective endocarditis has occasionally been reported, and usually occurs in patients with an underlying cardiac condition. We briefly discuss the main features of piercing-related endocarditis and also some aspects of cardiac tumors as differential diagnosis of large cardiac masses. |
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