Sternal osteomyelitis after cardiopulmonary resuscitation
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Myocardial abscess and sternal osteomyelitis following myocardial infarction and resuscitation.
A 58 year old man presented with an anterior myocardial infarction requiring repeated resuscitation. He had impaired glucose tolerance. He died five weeks later and post-mortem examination revealed a myocardial abscess and sternal osteomyelitis due to Staphylococcus aureus. These had not been apparent clinically. The possible aetiology and difficulties in diagnosis are discussed.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107689909200213