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- Title
Curious Case of Myocardial Infarction Caused by Lung Abscess.
- Authors
BAJPAI, JYOTI; VISHWAKARMA, PRAVESH; PRADHAN, AKSHYAYA; KANT, SURYA; JAIN, AYUSH
- Abstract
Lung abscess is a necrotizing infection of lung parenchyma with pus collection usually due to pyogenic organism. Embolic complications involving cardiac structures are extremely rare. Type 2 Myocardial Infarction (MI) denotes myocardial injury and necrosis secondary to coronary spasm, embolus, anaemia, hypotension, respiratory failure, etc. without obvious coronary artery disease. We report a case of type 2 MI complicating lung abscess which posed multiple challenges in diagnosis and management. On one hand, use of anti-ischemic therapy for MI enhances the risk of bleeding (haemoptysis) while on the other hand interrupting them to minimize bleeding predisposes to risk of thrombotic events.
- Subjects
MYOCARDIAL infarction; MYOCARDIUM; ABSCESSES; LUNGS; CORONARY disease; LUNG infections
- Publication
Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research, 2019, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0973-709X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7860/JCDR/2019/38433.12444