AI Article Synopsis
- The case study discusses a severe instance of Streptococcus B endocarditis, which can lead to serious heart complications like abscesses.
- This type of endocarditis is rare and often results in significant damage to cardiac valves and a poor prognosis if abscesses occur.
- Modern imaging techniques, especially trans-oesophageal echocardiography and CT scans, are recommended for the early detection of cardiac abscesses during this condition.
Article Abstract
The authors report a case of serious streptococcus B endocarditis with a myocardial abscess that recurred after surgery. Streptococcus B endocarditis is a rare disease which is characterized by a pronounced tropism of the organism for cardiac tissues, with severe cardiac valve mutilation and abscess formation in 40% of the cases. A myocardial abscess makes the prognosis worse and must be treated surgically during the acute phase of endocarditis. Modern imaging methods, notably trans-oesophageal two-dimensional echocardiography and computerized tomography should now be used to detect such abscesses.
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