title: Leaking mycotic aneurysm of renal artery in a child.
abstract: A case of staphylococcal endocarditis, complicated by a leaking mycotic aneurysm of the right artery in a boy is presented. An emergency nephrectomy was lifesaving. The clinical course and pathology are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology