Article ; Online: Infectious endarteritis in aortic coarctation: two spectra of an infrequent disease.
Revista paulista de pediatria : orgao oficial da Sociedade de Pediatria de Sao Paulo
2023 Volume 42, Page(s) e2023084
Abstract: Objective: To describe two different degrees of clinical commitment and results in the evolution of infectious endarteritis in patients without a previous diagnosis of aortic coarctation.: Case description: Two male patients aged 13 and 9 years old ... ...
Abstract | Objective: To describe two different degrees of clinical commitment and results in the evolution of infectious endarteritis in patients without a previous diagnosis of aortic coarctation. Case description: Two male patients aged 13 and 9 years old were admitted. The first due to a fever for 2 months, which started after dental cleaning, and the second due to high blood pressure, both patients with asthenia and weight loss. In the first case, the transthoracic echocardiogram showed aortic coarctation, and the transesophageal echocardiogram showed the presence of vegetations in the post-coarctation area, without pseudoaneurysms, with blood culture positive for Streptococcus mitis. This patient was treated for six weeks with crystalline penicillin, resolving the infection without complications. The second case was assessed for high blood pressure with a history of fever, and was treated with antibiotics. When performing a transthoracic echocardiogram, aortic coarctation was observed with a saccular image classified as a pseudoaneurysm by angiography and tomography. Blood culture was negative, and the patient developed an episode of hematemesis whose initial etiology could not be determined. Before surgical repair, he had a second episode of copious hematemesis with hypovolemic shock and death. Comments: We need to have a high index of clinical suspicion to establish the diagnosis of aortic coarctation complicated by endarteritis and start the appropriate antibiotic treatment, always maintaining surveillance for the early detection of pseudoaneurysms. |
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MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Male ; Aortic Coarctation/diagnosis ; Aortic Coarctation/diagnostic imaging ; Endarteritis/complications ; Aneurysm, False/diagnosis ; Aneurysm, False/etiology ; Aneurysm, False/surgery ; Hematemesis/complications ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Hypertension/complications |
Chemical Substances | Anti-Bacterial Agents |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2023-12-22 |
Publishing country | Brazil |
Document type | Case Reports |
ZDB-ID | 2560228-7 |
ISSN | 1984-0462 ; 1984-0462 |
ISSN (online) | 1984-0462 |
ISSN | 1984-0462 |
DOI | 10.1590/1984-0462/2024/42/2023084 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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