Myocardial Abscess with <i>Salmonella</i> Infection
Authors: J. Recio, J. Alegre, T. Fernández de Sevilla
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1999)

Letters21 September 1999Myocardial Abscess with Salmonella InfectionJ. Recio, MD, J. Alegre, MD, and T. Fernández de Sevilla, MDJ. Recio, MDHospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Recio)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Alegre)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (de Sevilla), J. Alegre, MDHospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Recio)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Alegre)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (de Sevilla), and T. Fernández de Sevilla, MDHospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Recio)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Alegre)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (de Sevilla)Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-131-6-199909210-00025 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITORAbscess formation at the site of a previous myocardial scar or aneurysm is extremely rare. For the few documented cases, definitive diagnosis was made either at thoracotomy or at necropsy (1). We report one case of cardiac aneurysm complicated by myocardial abscess after salmonella bacteremia.A 73-year-old woman with a history of diabetes mellitus and arterial hypertension experienced fever without localized infection 20 days after an anteroapical-wall infarction of the left ventricle. Blood cultures grew Salmonella enteritidis, and the stool culture was negative. On the 10th day, fever reappeared despite antibiotic therapy. The echocardiogram showed ventricular aneurysm ...References1. Cohen JI, Bartlett JA, Corey R. Extra-intestinal manifestations of Salmonella infections. Medicine. 1987;66:349-88. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Echevarria S, Arjona R, Alonso J, Riancho JA, Revuelta JM, Macias JG. False aneurysm formation after Salmonella wirchow infection of a pre-existent ventricular aneurysm—survival after surgical resection. Postgrad Med J. 1989;65:168-70. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. O'Neill DM, Landis SJ, Carey LS. Salmonella infection of a ventricular aneurysm. Clin Infect Dis. 1992;14:175-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Moss PJ, McKendrick MW, Channer KS, Read RC. Persisting fever after gastroenteritis. Lancet. 1996;347:1662. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Amyot R, Girouard Y, Baillot R, Sauvé C. Salmonella endocarditis of a ventricular aneurysm: a case report and review of the literature. Can J Cardiol. 1997;13:299-301. MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Recio)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (Alegre)Hospital General Vall d'Hebrón; 08041 Barcelona, Spain (de Sevilla) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByProsthetic Valve Endocarditis Diagnosed Because of Persistent Hemolytic Anemia After Salmonella Iliopsoas Abscess TreatmentNontyphoidal SalmonellaeThe Spectrum of Cardiovascular Infections due to Salmonella entericaHistological detection of intramyocardial abscesses in Candida sepsis mimicking left ventricular non-compaction/hypertrabeculation on echocardiography. Fallbericht. Histologischer Nachweis myokardialer Abszesse bei Candida-Sepsis, die echokardiographisch linksventrikulare Hypertrabekulierung/Noncompaction vortauschten 21 September 1999Volume 131, Issue 6Page: 477-478KeywordsAbscessesAneurysmsAntibioticsEndocarditisFeversLeft ventricleMagnetic resonance imagingSalmonellaSalmonella enteritidisSurgery Issue Published: 21 September 1999 CopyrightCopyright © 1999 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...