Endaortitis of coarctation of the aorta after invasive diagnostics.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the case of a young woman in whom endaortitis developed at the site of a coarctation of the aorta after the invasive investigation of right fossa iliac pain. The organism responsible suggests a causal relationship to the investigations without antibiotic prophylaxis, and we emphasize the need for antibiotic prophylaxis in these cases. Invasive investigation of isolated coarctation in a young adult or adolescent is probably superfluous.
Medical subject headings
- Aortic Coarctation
- Aortitis
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections