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A left atrial thrombus forming an antibioma: a rare entity
2025, Vol 12, Num 3 - Page(s): 077-079
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Trushar Gajjar, Nageswar Rao, Neelam Desai
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences - Prasanthigram, CTVS Department, Prasanthigram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Keywords: Antibioma; Lutembacher’s syndrome; mitral valve replacement; thrombus left atrial appendage
An antibioma is defined as a hard edematous swelling containing sterile pus following treatment of an abscess with long-term antibiotherapy. Abscess of the heart, as any abscess elsewhere in the body, develops in two principal ways: (i) by dissemination from a distant infectious focus (ii) by direct extension of an infectious process located in the heart itself. Even the fresh blood clot in the heart may become infected. Herein, we report the first case of the left atrial thrombus forming an antibioma following the Lutembacher's repair.
2025, Vol 12, Num 3 - Page(s): 077-079
4165
4154
Trushar Gajjar, Nageswar Rao, Neelam Desai
Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences - Prasanthigram, CTVS Department, Prasanthigram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Keywords: Antibioma; Lutembacher’s syndrome; mitral valve replacement; thrombus left atrial appendage
An antibioma is defined as a hard edematous swelling containing sterile pus following treatment of an abscess with long-term antibiotherapy. Abscess of the heart, as any abscess elsewhere in the body, develops in two principal ways: (i) by dissemination from a distant infectious focus (ii) by direct extension of an infectious process located in the heart itself. Even the fresh blood clot in the heart may become infected. Herein, we report the first case of the left atrial thrombus forming an antibioma following the Lutembacher's repair.
DOI : 10.5606/e-cvsi.2016.583
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