An unexpected cause of sepsis in a patient with dental decay (Answers)

Rob LJ Zwinkels, Care Reinier de Graafweg 3 2625 AD Delft, The Netherlands, Simone van der Sar – van der Brugge, Steven J Sleeswijk Visser, Care Reinier de Graafweg 3 2625 AD Delft, The Netherlands, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, The Netherlands
2013 Acute medicine  
The patient underwent transthoracic echocardiography which confirmed the presence of a calcified intracardiac mass in the right atrium, with significant tricuspid insufficiency and compression of the left atrium (Figure 2). CT angiography of the thorax revealed the tumour was 7.2×5.3×4.4 cm. Initially, no pulmonary vascular abnormalities were seen.
doi:10.52964/amja.0280 fatcat:5dwgja4p5vevpo732pgdedd4cm