title: Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm as a late complication of infective endocarditis after pacemaker implantation.
abstract: A 49-year-old-woman who had had a pacemaker implanted 15 years earlier became acutely ill with a continuous high fever and general fatigue. A pulmonary artery aneurysm had been rapidly developing and had arrived at the acute phase within 2 weeks. After removal of the pacemaker and with antibiotic therapy the aneurysm gradually decreased in size and has been without rupture for 3 years. Conservative treatment seemed to be sufficient for the management of a mycotic aneurysm in this case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Interventional Radiology, Tsukuba University Hospital, 2-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba, 305-8558, Japan. tsukasas@dia-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saida
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ninomiya
authors.forename: Motoshige
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Toshitada
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D000792:Angiography; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004452:Echocardiography; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008875:Middle Aged; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents