title: Infective endocarditis and an embolomycotic aneurysm in a 25-month-old child.
abstract: Infective endocarditis in young children is uncommon, especially where there is no underlying structural heart disease. While septic embolization in adults occurs in up to 43% of the cases of endocarditis, there is little data on systemic embolization in cases of children. We present an unusual case of a 25-month-old child with infective endocarditis and an embolomycotic aneurysm treated by mitral valve replacement and aortoiliac reconstruction.
authors: Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Cave
authors: M T
authors: MT
authors: Longaker
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Merrick
authors: D F
authors: DF
authors: Teitel
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Goldstone
authors: E D
authors: ED
authors: Verrier
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery; D008943:Mitral Valve; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene