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Proteus Mediastinitis Causing Fatal Pseudoaneurysm following Aortic Valve Replacement
Joint Authors
Jeffery, John
D’Costa, Horace
Tenovici, Alexandra-Alice
Nazir, Sarfraz Ahmed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-11-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We report an unusual case of Gram-negative mediastinitis following aortic valve replacement via median sternotomy.
The patient presented two months after surgery following a urinary tract infection in septic shock with a discharging sternal wound and blood cultures positive for Proteus mirabilis.
Imaging revealed a large anterior mediastinal abscess and aortic pseudoaneurysm which subsequently ruptured resulting in fatality.
Gram-negative mediastinitis is a rare complication of cardiac surgery that can present late following initial clinical improvement and should be considered when “remote site” infections are present.
Computerised Tomography scanning has a role to play in the identification of this.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Nazir, Sarfraz Ahmed& Jeffery, John& Tenovici, Alexandra-Alice& D’Costa, Horace. 2013. Proteus Mediastinitis Causing Fatal Pseudoaneurysm following Aortic Valve Replacement. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508202
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Nazir, Sarfraz Ahmed…[et al.]. Proteus Mediastinitis Causing Fatal Pseudoaneurysm following Aortic Valve Replacement. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508202
American Medical Association (AMA)
Nazir, Sarfraz Ahmed& Jeffery, John& Tenovici, Alexandra-Alice& D’Costa, Horace. Proteus Mediastinitis Causing Fatal Pseudoaneurysm following Aortic Valve Replacement. Case Reports in Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-508202
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-508202