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Mycotic Aneurysm of the Brachial Artery Secondary to Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a Complicated Case of Infective Endocarditis

Mycotic Aneurysm of the Brachial Artery Secondary to Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant... We present a case of brachial artery mycotic aneurysm caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a patient with infective endocarditis. A 66-year-old woman suffered two transient ischemic attacks over an 8-week period secondary to septic emboli from mitral valve endocarditis. Following valve replacement surgery, the patient was troubled by persisting paresthesia in the right hand. A mycotic aneurysm of the brachial artery was diagnosed, and surgical repair was successfully undertaken. The purpose of this case report is to highlight an unusual causative organism for mycotic aneurysm and to underline the increasing threat of multi-drug-resistant bacteria as a cause of vascular disease. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Annals of Vascular Surgery Springer Journals

Mycotic Aneurysm of the Brachial Artery Secondary to Hospital-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a Complicated Case of Infective Endocarditis

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Annals of Vascular Surgery Inc.
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Abdominal Surgery
ISSN
0890-5096
eISSN
1615-5947
DOI
10.1007/s10016-006-9065-4
pmid
16732440
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Abstract

We present a case of brachial artery mycotic aneurysm caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis in a patient with infective endocarditis. A 66-year-old woman suffered two transient ischemic attacks over an 8-week period secondary to septic emboli from mitral valve endocarditis. Following valve replacement surgery, the patient was troubled by persisting paresthesia in the right hand. A mycotic aneurysm of the brachial artery was diagnosed, and surgical repair was successfully undertaken. The purpose of this case report is to highlight an unusual causative organism for mycotic aneurysm and to underline the increasing threat of multi-drug-resistant bacteria as a cause of vascular disease.

Journal

Annals of Vascular SurgerySpringer Journals

Published: May 27, 2006

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