Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Abscess / diagnosis
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Abscess / drug therapy*
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Abscess / etiology
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Adult
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Echocardiography
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / complications*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy
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Heart Valve Diseases / drug therapy
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Heart Valve Diseases / etiology
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Humans
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Male
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Mitral Valve*
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Nafcillin / therapeutic use
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Staphylococcal Infections
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Substance-Related Disorders / complications