Embolization of pulmonary and systemic mycotic pseudoaneurysms in a pediatric patient

Lindsay M Eysenbach; Joseph Reis; Aaron Bogart; Giridhar M Shivaram; Kevin S H Koo

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.056

Embolization of pulmonary and systemic mycotic pseudoaneurysms in a pediatric patient

Radiol Case Rep. 2023 Jun 9;18(8):2840-2844. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.056. eCollection 2023 Aug.

Authors

Lindsay M Eysenbach¹, Joseph Reis^{1

2}, Aaron Bogart^{1

2}, Giridhar M Shivaram^{1

2}, Kevin S H Koo^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
² Department of Radiology, Section of Interventional Radiology, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA.

Abstract

Mycotic pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of systemic infection in children. We report a case of a previously healthy 11-year-old female with methicillin-resistant staph aureus (MRSA) bacteremia who developed both pulmonary and systemic arterial pseudoaneurysms. These were detected on magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) imaging and treated with coil embolization.

Keywords: Embolization; Methicillin-resistant staph aureus; Mycotic pseudoaneurysm; Pediatric interventional radiology; Pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports