Garnett GM, Kimball S, Kon K, Woo RK. Pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm after MRSA septicemia in a pediatric patient.
J Pediatr Surg 2013;
48:E33-6. [PMID:
23701806 DOI:
10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.03.070]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Revised: 03/25/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
We document a previously unreported case of a pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysm (PAP) that developed in a pediatric patient initially presenting with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus hip joint sepsis. This is the first reported case of PAP of infectious origin in a pediatric patient, and this case is unique as the evolution of the PAP was documented by computed tomography.
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