کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2652546 1139648 2011 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Multiple mycotic aneurysms reveal Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in a young patient
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی کاردیولوژی و پزشکی قلب و عروق
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Multiple mycotic aneurysms reveal Staphylococcus lugdunensis endocarditis in a young patient
چکیده انگلیسی

Mycotic aneurysms are rare, and depending on their location, can threaten functional prognosis. We report on a 17-year-old girl with no previous history of cardiovascular or infectious disease, referred to our Department of Cardiology with right hemiplegia and aphasia. A neurological evaluation revealed thrombosis of a mycotic cerebral aneurysm, complicated by ischemic and hemorrhagic infarction. Transthoracic echocardiography indicated huge, highly mobile mitral vegetation associated with a mitral regurgitation with a triple stream. Hemocultures isolated Staphylococcus lugdunensis. Shortly afterward, she developed bilateral tibial and pedal mycotic aneurysm. The patient received antibiotics, with minor neurological improvement initially, but she soon died because of a brain herniation. Based on our findings in this case, we discuss the features of endocarditis attributable to S. lugdunensis.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care - Volume 40, Issue 4, July–August 2011, Pages 352–357
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