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  • Title: [Infected left atrial myxoma; report of a case].
    Author: Sasaki A, Baba T.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 2010 Oct; 63(11):1009-11. PubMed ID: 20954360.
    Abstract:
    We report a rare case of infected left atrial myxoma. A 69-year-old male was admitted to our hospital due to cerebral infarction accompanied by lower limb ischemia. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a mobile left atrial tumor. On the 16th hospital day, he sufferd from high fever and Klebsiella pneumoniae was positive by blood culture. We excised the left atrial tumor, preventing systemic embolism and progression of sepsis. Histological examination showed a typical myxoma and organized thrombus with Gram-positive bacterial colonies, which disagreed with those in blood culture. After he recovered from sepsis, the 3rd toe of the right foot was amputated and then right femoro-popliteal bypass was done because of failure of wound healing. He was discharged from the hospital on the 74th postoperative day in good condition.
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