Disseminated Actinomycosis Presenting as Chronic Right-Heart Failure Due to Right Ventricular and Pericardial Infiltration

Disseminated Actinomycosis Presenting as Chronic Right-Heart Failure Due to Right Ventricular and Pericardial Infiltration

Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive bacterial infection prevalent in tropical countries, commonly affecting cervicofacial, thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic regions. With early diagnosis and appropriate therapy, the prognosis is excellent. However, late presentation and widespread dissemin...

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Main Authors: Manjappa Mahadevappa, MD, DM, Prashanth Kulkarni, MD, DM, K.S. Poornima, MBBS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
chronic right heart failure
disseminated actinomycosis
pericardial infiltration
RV infiltration
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920308883
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Summary:Actinomycosis is an indolent, slowly progressive bacterial infection prevalent in tropical countries, commonly affecting cervicofacial, thoracic, abdominal, or pelvic regions. With early diagnosis and appropriate therapy, the prognosis is excellent. However, late presentation and widespread dissemination can be fatal. This paper reports a rare case of disseminated actinomycosis with fatal cardiac involvement. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
ISSN:2666-0849

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