Myocardial abscess secondary to staphylococcal septicemia: Diagnosis with 3D echocardiography

Abstract

A 56 years old gentleman with staphylococcal septicemia with metastatic abscesses in spleen and heart. Real time 3D trans thoracic echocardiography could not only confirm the diagnosis of myocardial abscess but also well delineate it and identify adjacent structures.

Keywords

• Staphylococcal septicaemia
• Myocardial abscess
• Three dimensional echocardiography