title: From arteritis to mycotic aneurysm: visualization of the progression of mycotic aneurysm development following femoral arterial line insertion in an infant.
abstract: Although uncommon, mycotic aneurysms in infants can be lethal because of the high risk of rapid expansion and rupture. Most catheter-associated mycotic aneurysms reported in the first year of life develop following umbilical artery catheterizations. We describe the sonographic detection of an early stage mycotic aneurysm in a 4-month-old following femoral artery catheterization complicated by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) septicemia. We also describe the sonographic and radiographic progression of this mycotic aneurysm before surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. n_beck_razi@rambam.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Nira
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beck-Razi
authors.forename: Gad
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bar-Joseph
authors.forename: Amos
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ofer
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gaitini
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography