title: Ruptured mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm: an unusual complication of right-sided endocarditis.
abstract: Mycotic pulmonary aneurysm is an infrequently diagnosed complication of endocarditis. We report here a case of mycotic pulmonary aneurysm and a review of 25 cases from the literature. The mortality rate is greater than 50%. Prompt diagnosis is necessary because early intrasaccular embolization and/or surgical repair is essential to avoid death from rupture of the aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Clinique de Réanimation des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Benveniste
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bruneel
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bédos
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lesèche
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leport
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Vildé
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Vachon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Régnier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology*; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000209:etiology*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*