Mycotic Renal Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Critical Limb Ischemia in Culture-Negative Endocarditis
Joint Authors
Ho, Vy Thuy
Itoga, Nathan K.
Wu, Tiffany
Sorial, Ehab
Garcia-Toca, Manuel
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mycotic renal artery aneurysms are rare and can be difficult to diagnose.
Classic symptoms such as hematuria, hypertension, or abdominal pain can be vague or nonexistent.
We report a case of a 53-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug abuse presenting with critical limb ischemia, in which CT angiography identified a mycotic renal aneurysm.
This aneurysm tripled in size from 0.46 cm to 1.65 cm in a 3-week interval.
Echocardiography demonstrated aortic valve vegetations leading to a diagnosis of culture-negative endocarditis.
The patient underwent primary resection and repair of the aneurysm, aortic valve replacement, and left below-knee amputation after bilateral common iliac and left superficial femoral artery stenting.
At 1-year follow-up, her serum creatinine is stable and repaired artery remains patent.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ho, Vy Thuy& Itoga, Nathan K.& Wu, Tiffany& Sorial, Ehab& Garcia-Toca, Manuel. 2018. Mycotic Renal Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Critical Limb Ischemia in Culture-Negative Endocarditis. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ho, Vy Thuy…[et al.]. Mycotic Renal Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Critical Limb Ischemia in Culture-Negative Endocarditis. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ho, Vy Thuy& Itoga, Nathan K.& Wu, Tiffany& Sorial, Ehab& Garcia-Toca, Manuel. Mycotic Renal Artery Aneurysm Presenting as Critical Limb Ischemia in Culture-Negative Endocarditis. Case Reports in Surgery. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1150744
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1150744