title: Widespread involvement of hepatic, renal and mesenteric arteries with multiple mycotic aneurysms in a child.
abstract: Multiple visceral microaneurysms of mycotic origin are very uncommon. We present an 11-year-old child with the clinical and biochemical signs of septicemia in whom arteriographic study revealed multiple microaneurysms of renal, hepatic, gastroduodenal, ileocolic and right colic arteries. Six weeks of antibacterial treatment resulted in resolution of the septicemia and most of the aneurysms healed without the need for endovascular or surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radiology, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sibel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kul
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aydin
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dinç
authors.forename: Erol
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Erduran
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents