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

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2009

Autores

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

Revista

Título: Cardiology Research and Practice

Página Inicial: 769694

ISSN: 2090-8016

Editora: Hindawi

Indexação

Pubmed / Medline

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências médicas e da saúde > Medicina clínica

Outras Informações

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.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Notas: 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