1.A Forgotten Clinical Sign Making A Comeback
Chiam Keng Hoong ; A Hing Chan Tha ; Low Lee Lee
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2014;69(1):40-41
We report a case of Staphylococcus aureus infective
endocarditis in a patient presenting with fever and rare
cutaneous manifestations of Osler Nodes and Janeway
Lesions. There had not been any distinct risk factors. His
echocardiography subsequently revealed vegetation at the
anterior mitral valve leaflet. As Staphylococcus aureus
infective endocarditis is of utmost significance in morbidity
and mortality, a sharp clinical acumen and follow up
investigations is required alongside a prolonged course of
antibiotics. Our patient was then started on intravenous
cloxacillin for 28 days and gentamicin for 5 days to which he
made good progress and recovery.
2.Angiosarcoma – a rare fatal cause of recurrent pericardial effusions
Boon Han Ng ; Yi Shan Tan ; Pavitratha Puspanathan ; Chan Tha A Hing ; Nadiah Hanim Zainu ; Chong Hong Lim
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2020;75(6):759-761
A 40-year-old man presented to the Hospital Sultanah
Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, with constitutional and
respiratory symptoms. Physical examination and
echocardiogram demonstrated massive pericardial effusion.
Patient required multiple attempts of pericardiocentesis due
to recurrent pericardial effusion. Initial workup including
pericardial fluids examination and computed tomography
imaging did not reveal any apparent cause. Magnetic
resonance imaging showed a suspicious mass infiltrating
into the right atrium. Autoimmune screening was negative.
Patient was subsequently treated as having tuberculous
pericarditis. However, his disease progressed rapidly and he
eventually passed away due to right atrial rupture. Postmortem revealed a ruptured right atrial tumour leading to
massive haemothorax. Histopathological examination
confirmed the diagnosis of primary pericardial
angiosarcoma.