Mycotic aneurysm of the thoracoabdominal aorta in a child with end-stage renal disease.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.04.051 and PMC identifier 3188355.
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Abstract
A 5-year-old child with nephrotic syndrome developed a mycotic saccular thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) involving the visceral segment within a 4-month period following pneumococcal bacteremia and presumed spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). Due to continued aneurysm growth and progression to end-stage renal disease, TAAA repair was performed, followed by cadaveric kidney transplantation. This is the first known instance of mycotic aortic aneurysm formation as a consequence of SPB and the first report of TAAA repair in preparation for kidney transplantation in a child.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, Infected
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Nephrotic Syndrome
- Peritonitis