Early diagnosis of nonaneurysmal infectious thoracic aortitis using transesophageal echocardiogram in a patient with purulent meningitis

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2009

Authors

Lopes R (Author) FMUP; Almeida J (Author) FMUP; Dias P (Author) FMUP; Pinho P (Author) FMUP; Maciel MJ (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Cardiology Research and Practice

Initial page: 769694

ISSN: 2090-8016

Publisher: Hindawi

Indexing

Pubmed / Medline

Scientific classification

FOS: Medical and Health sciences > Clinical medicine

Other information

DOI: 10.4061/2009/769694

Abstract (EN): Infectious thoracic aortitis is a rare entity in the antibiotic era and usually appears in patients with prior aortic disease and/or associated infective endocarditis. Infected nonaneurysmal aorta will likely progress to mycotic aneurysm if left untreated. In most of the reports, infectious thoracic aortitis presents with a mycotic aneurysm. We report the case of a patient with a nonaneurysmal infectious thoracic aortitis, probably secondary to purulent meningitis, early diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiogram.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

Notes: Lopes R, Almeida J, Dias P, Pinho P, Maciel MJ. Early diagnosis of nonaneurysmal infectious thoracic aortitis using transesophageal echocardiogram in a patient with purulent meningitis. Cardiology Research and Practice. 2009;2009:Article ID 769694, 4 pages. Doi: 10.4061/2009/769694