Infective endocarditis and an embolomycotic aneurysm in a 25-month-old child.
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.
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Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
Longaker
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Merrick
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Teitel
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Goldstone
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Verrier
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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
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene