title: Pulmonary endarteritis and subsequent embolization to the lung as a complication of a patent ductus arteriosus--a case report.
abstract: The authors describe a case of pulmonary endarteritis and subsequent embolization to the lungs as a complication of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Although 2-dimensional echocardiography has been shown to be of great value in the diagnosis of patients with infective endocarditis, echocardiographic detection of vegetation within the pulmonary artery and subsequent embolization to the lung is extremely rare and, to our knowledge, has been previously reported only in a few cases. In brief, our case not only shows the importance of echocardiography in making this rare diagnosis but also emphasizes the role of echocardiography as an effective means of following up such a case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Medical Faculty, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. bilgemehmet@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bilge
authors.forename: Abdurrahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Uner
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ozeren
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Demirel
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ermiş
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozkökeli
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004692:Endarteritis / Q000209:etiology*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification