Cardiac Abscess with Ventricular Aneurysm Secondary to Old Myocardial Infarction
Nand, N.; Singla, S.K.; Magu, S.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 65(5): 95-96
2017
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 28598059 Document Number: 692866
Myocardial Abscess (MA) is a rare life threatening condition mostly occurring secondary to underlying infective endocarditis. But it can also be found secondary to septicemia with some unknown focus of sepsis in the body. Development of MA as a consequence of left ventricular aneurysm (LVA) secondary to myocardial infarction is very rare. We report the case of 56 year old male, who presented with high grade fever and leukocytosis. On detailed evaluation, he was found to have a myocardial abscess with underlying LVA.