Hepatic artery mycotic aneurysm associated with staphylococcal endocarditis with successful treatment: case report with review of the literature.
Mycotic hepatic artery aneurysm is a vascular pathology associated with bacterial endocarditis. It is rare in occurrence after the introduction of effective antibiotics. We present a young patient with injection drug abuse associated staphylococcal endocarditis which was successfully treated with antibiotics and valve replacement who presented with abdominal pain. He was found to have mycotic aneurysm of hepatic artery which was successfully treated with coil embolization.
Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, 1008 Quality Circle, Apartment 79, Johnson City, TN 37615, USA.
Dhara
D
Chaudhari
Department of Gastroenterology, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, 1008 Quality Circle, Apartment 79, Johnson City, TN 37615, USA.
Atif
A
Saleem
Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, 1008 Quality Circle, Apartment 79, Johnson City, TN 37615, USA.
Pranav
P
Patel
Department of Internal Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, 1008 Quality Circle, Apartment 79, Johnson City, TN 37615, USA.
Sara
S
Khan
Department of Gastroenterology, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, 1008 Quality Circle, Apartment 79, Johnson City, TN 37615, USA.
Mark
M
Young
Department of Gastroenterology, East Tennessee State University, Quillen College of Medicine, 1008 Quality Circle, Apartment 79, Johnson City, TN 37615, USA.
Gene
G
LeSage