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Case Report
An unusual cause of shortness of breath and fever
Malta Medical Journal, 2005: 1; 36
A case of a 57 year old man who presented with shortness of breath and fever is discussed . The patient was suffering from multiple lung abscesses. As a right sided cardiac source of septic emboli was suspected, the patient underwent transthoracic echocardiography; this revealed a right atrial myxoma. The case, its complicated course and outcome are presented. This is followed by a discussion on infected atrial myxomas and the importance of early echocardiography in cases with a similar presentation.
Keywords:
Right atrial myxoma, lung abscess, infective endocarditis, echocardiography
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