title: Infectious aortitis: a rare cause of chest pain in a child.
abstract: Infectious aortitis (IA) is a life-threatening bacterial infection that occurs almost exclusively in adults. Only 1 case of IA had been previously reported in a child. We present a case of IA that occurred in a 6.5-year-old previously healthy girl who was seen in our emergency department because of fever and chest pain of immediate onset. She underwent a thorough evaluation but died of aortic rupture before the correct diagnosis was established. The etiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of IA are discussed.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, affiliated with the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel. shepschwartz@gmail.com
authors: Shepard B
authors: SB
authors: Schwartz
authors: Drora
authors: D
authors: Fisher
authors: Constantin
authors: C
authors: Reinus
authors: Sarit
authors: S
authors: Shahroor
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002444:Cefuroxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013908:Thoracotomy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002444:Cefuroxime