title: Pseudoaneurysm of Left Ventricle following Staphylococcal Pericarditis in a Child.
abstract: Formation of pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle is a rare entity particularly in the pediatric age group. We report a case of a pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle in a 6-year-old boy who initially presented to us with staphylococcus aureus septicemia. The left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm was surgically resected and the boy was discharged in a healthy condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141001, India.
authors.forename: Kamaldeep
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar - 751019, India.
authors.forename: Rashmi Ranjan
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141001, India.
authors.forename: Rohit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tandon
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana - 141001, India.
authors.forename: Kajal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar - 751019, India.
authors.forename: Shasanka Shekhar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Panda
keywords: Echocardiography; Pediatric; Pseudo-aneurysm; Staphylokinase