ABSTRACT

Hong Kong Med J 2005;11:308-10 | Number 4, August 2005
CASE REPORT
Necrotic cardiac haemangioma masquerading as sepsis with disseminated intravascular coagulation
TS Tse, KL Tsui, LC Ling, WH Chui, MC Choi, SK Li, CSW Chiu
Department of Medicine, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
 
 
Cardiac haemangiomas are exceptionally rare benign vascular tumours. We report a case of cardiac haemangioma presenting with pyrexia of unknown origin and clinical features simulating sepsis with disseminated intravascular coagulation. The clinical course was complicated by systemic embolism.
 
Key words: Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Heart neoplasms; Hemangioma; Sepsis
 
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