Multifocal extracranial mycotic aneurysms in a patient with endocarditis

Alexander M Spring; Michael A Catalano; Bruce F Farber; Kambhampaty V Krishnasastry; Pey-Jen Yu

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00739

Multifocal extracranial mycotic aneurysms in a patient with endocarditis

IDCases. 2020 Mar 2:20:e00739. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00739. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Alexander M Spring¹, Michael A Catalano¹, Bruce F Farber², Kambhampaty V Krishnasastry³, Pey-Jen Yu¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States.
² Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Medicine, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States.
³ Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, United States.

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 44-year-old man with Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly S. bovis) endocarditis requiring surgical mitral valve replacement who developed multifocal extracranial mycotic aneurysms after the resolution of infection.

Keywords: Cardiac surgery; Endocarditis; Mycotic aneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports