Embolization of pulmonary and systemic mycotic pseudoaneurysms in a pediatric patient.

Radiol Case Rep

Department of Radiology, Section of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific St, Box 357115, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.

Published: August 2023

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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10300474PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2023.04.056DOI Listing

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