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Pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta presenting as purulent pericarditis and pericardial effusion

✍ Scribed by Aranda, Juan ;Tauth, Jeffrey ;Henning, Robert J. ;O'Hara, Mitchell

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 92 KB
Volume: 43
Category: Article
ISSN: 0098-6569
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199801)43:1<63::aid-ccd19>3.0.co;2-u

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✦ Synopsis

Report of a case of a mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta occurring in the absence of surgical or blunt trauma in a patient who presented with purulent pericarditis. Surgical pericardial drainage was required, which revealed Staphlococcal aureus. Subsequent transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated a 4 cm ؋ 4 cm pseudoan- eurysm of the posterior wall of the aorta above the sinotubular junction. The patient refused surgical correction of the aortic pseudoaneurysm and was successfully managed with antibiotic therapy.