Uncommon Cause of Fever and Embolism: Staphylococcus epidermidis Infected Myxoma

Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Apr;107(4):e283. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.070. Epub 2018 Nov 14.

Authors

Masashi Kawabori¹, Abigail R Benkert², Kenneth G Warner², Ayan R Patel², Knarik Arkun², Frederick Y Chen², Yong Zhan²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts. Electronic address: kawabori.masashi@gmail.com.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 30447187
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.070

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
Echocardiography / methods
Embolectomy / methods
Embolism / diagnosis
Embolism / etiology*
Fever / diagnosis
Fever / etiology*
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms / microbiology
Heart Neoplasms / surgery*
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Male
Middle Aged
Myxoma / complications
Myxoma / diagnostic imaging
Myxoma / microbiology
Myxoma / surgery*
Prognosis
Rare Diseases
Staphylococcal Infections / complications
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcus epidermidis / isolation & purification*
Treatment Outcome