PERFORATION OF THE AORTA ASSOCIATED WITH STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ENDOCARDITIS

We describe a patient with no clinical evidence of congenital heart disease who was clinically diagnosed with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis and died unexpectedly. At autopsy perforation of the aorta together with postductal coarctation of the aorta was found. Bacterial colonization of thromboti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Pediatric infectious disease journal 1997-08, Vol.16 (8), p.821-823
Hauptverfasser:	Martínez-Roig, Antoni, Elizari, María J, García-Vao, C Sánchez, Cañas, M Angels, Munné, M Assumpta
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Aortic Diseases - etiology Bacterial diseases Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels Biological and medical sciences Endocarditis, Bacterial - complications Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Staphylococcal Infections - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a patient with no clinical evidence of congenital heart disease who was clinically diagnosed with Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis and died unexpectedly. At autopsy perforation of the aorta together with postductal coarctation of the aorta was found. Bacterial colonization of thrombotic aggregates in the aortic wall resulted in destruction of the vascular wall. The clinical course of endarteritis is similar to that of endocarditis.
ISSN:	0891-3668 1532-0987
DOI:	10.1097/00006454-199708000-00019