[Mycotic aneurysms of the intrapulmonary arteries: unusual manifestation of right-sided endocarditis].
We report the case of a 27 year old man admitted to hospital for investigation of radiological opacities of recent origin. A diagnosis of mycotic aneurysms was made on a surgical biopsy. Although a right sided endocarditis could not be detected clinically, a trial of antibiotic therapy was instituted. However, no improvement occurred. The patient died, following a massive pulmonary haemorrhage. The necropsy revealed an active right sided endocarditis with multiple aneurysms of the intra-pulmonary arteries.
D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004699:Endocardium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology
Anévrysmes mycotiques des artères intrapulmonaires: une manifestation exceptionnelle de l'endocardite droite.