TY - JOUR
T1 - Intracardiac abscess with cutaneous fistula
T2 - Secondary to ventricular septal defect repair simulating sternal wound infection
AU - Rafael, Aldo Elmer
AU - Keshavamurthy, Suresh
AU - Sepulveda, Edgardo
AU - Miranda, Cyndee Cruz
AU - Okamoto, Toshihiro
AU - Pettersson, Gosta Bengt
PY - 2014/6
Y1 - 2014/6
N2 - Cutaneous fistula as a clinical presentation of intracardiac abscess of the right side is such an unusual occurrence that it has not until now been reported in the English-language medical literature. We present a rare case of right-sided infective endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in which recurrent infection presented as sternal wound discharge. The infection was found to have an intracardiac origin and was successfully managed by radical débridement on cardiopulmonary bypass.
AB - Cutaneous fistula as a clinical presentation of intracardiac abscess of the right side is such an unusual occurrence that it has not until now been reported in the English-language medical literature. We present a rare case of right-sided infective endocarditis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans in which recurrent infection presented as sternal wound discharge. The infection was found to have an intracardiac origin and was successfully managed by radical débridement on cardiopulmonary bypass.
KW - Abscess, intracardiac
KW - Achromobacter xylosoxidans
KW - Congenital heart disease
KW - Endocarditis
KW - Fistula, cutaneous
KW - Infective
KW - Septal defect, ventricular
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U2 - 10.14503/THIJ-13-3199
DO - 10.14503/THIJ-13-3199
M3 - Article
C2 - 24955054
AN - SCOPUS:84901766879
SN - 0730-2347
VL - 41
SP - 324
EP - 326
JO - Texas Heart Institute Journal
JF - Texas Heart Institute Journal
IS - 3
ER -