Inflammatory pseudotumor of the heart caused by Listeria monocytogenes infection - 07/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.12.007
Amos Adler a, b, ⁎ 
, Angela Fimbres c, John Marcinak a, b, Amy Johnson b, Xiaotian Zheng d, Susan Hasegawa d, Stanford T. Shulman c
, Angela Fimbres c, John Marcinak a, b, Amy Johnson b, Xiaotian Zheng d, Susan Hasegawa d, Stanford T. Shulman c a Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
b Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
c Division of Infectious Disease, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
d Department of Pathology, Children's Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Correspondence to: Amos Adler, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Wyler Hospital Pavilion, C-637, The University of Chicago, Comer Children's Hospital, 5841 S. Maryland Av., Chicago, IL 60637, USA. Tel.: +1 773 7022107; fax: +1 773 7021196.Summary |
Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) of the heart is rare and of unknown etiology. We present a case of cardiac IPT caused by Listeria monocytogenes that evolved following gastroenteritis in a previously healthy child. L. monocytogenes, known to cause acute invasive infections, has not been reported previously as a cause of cardiac infection in children or of IPT. The literature concerning infectious IPT is reviewed.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Listeria monocytogenes, Cardiac infections, Pseudotumor
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Vol 58 - N° 2
P. 161-163 - février 2009 Retour au numéro
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