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Myocardial abscess complicating healed myocardial infarction
Canadian Medical Association Journal
|May 21, 1977
Summary
A rare myocardial abscess caused by Bacteroides fragilis occurred in a patient with a myocardial infarction scar. Early surgical intervention is crucial due to high mortality risks from cardiac rupture.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Surgical Pathology
Background:
- Myocardial abscesses are uncommon cardiac infections.
- Bacteroides fragilis is a rare cause of myocardial abscess.
- Myocardial infarction scars can be a site for abscess formation.