Infected left atrial myxoma caused by Gemella morbillorum

Scand J Infect Dis. 1996;28(6):633-4. doi: 10.3109/00365549609037974.

Abstract

Gemella morbillorum was isolated from the blood of a 38-year-old woman with a 4-week history of fever. An echocardiogram showed a left atrial tumor. The patient was successfully treated by antibiotic therapy and early surgical excision of the tumor. Histological examination of the excised tumor revealed a typical myxoma with infiltrates of neutrophils and remnants of bacteria. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by G. morbillorum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / microbiology
  • Heart Neoplasms / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Myxoma / microbiology*
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Streptococcaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Ultrasonography

Substances

  • Aminoglycosides
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Penicillins