INFECTED LEFT ATRIAL-MYXOMA CAUSED BY GEMELLA-MORBILLORUM

Gemella morbillorum was isolated from the blood of a 38-year-old woman with a 4-week history of fever. An echocardiogram showed a left atria l tumor. The patient was successfully treated by antibiotic therapy an d early surgical excision of the tumor. Histological examination of th e excised tumor revealed a typical myxoma with infiltrates of neutroph ils and remnants of bacteria. To the best of our knowledge, this is th e first reported case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by G. morb illorum.