Mycotic aneurysm at site of formerly ligated ductus arteriosus caused by infective endarteritis.

Does the risk of infective endarteritis justify routine patent ductus arteriosus closure?

OBJECTIVES The risk of infective endarteritis in patients with patent ductus arteriosus seems to have declined during the last 30-40 years, and cases of patent ductus arteriosus complicated by infective endarteritis are now very rare. Moreover, with the introduction of antibiotics, there has been a dramatic reduction in mortality from infective endocarditis. Despite these changes, however, the ...

Mycotic aneurysm of the pulmonary artery. A report of 2 cases.

Isolated mycotic saccular aneurysm of the left pulmonary artery as a result of acute bacterial endarteritis complicating persistent ductus arteriosus is described in 2 children aged I3 years and 7 years. Successful resection of the aneurysm was accomplished in the first child. The second child had associated aortic incompetence and succumbed from cardiac failure while awaiting operation. Aneury...

Infective endarteritis in a 2-month-old infant associated with silent patent ductus arteriosus.

Management of Infective Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis (IE) is an endovascular microbial infection of cardiovascular structures (e.g., native valves, ventricular or atrial endocardium) including endarteritis of the large intrathoracic vessels (e.g., in a patent ductus arteriosus, arteriovenous shunts, coarctation of the aorta) or of intracardiac foreign bodies (e.g., prosthetic valves, pacemaker or ICD leads, surgically creat...

Patent ductus arteriosus with infective endarteritis.

A 35 year old female presented with fever since 1 week. Physical examination revealed temperature-100.4 F, pulse-100/minute high voluminous, blood pressure-120/60mmHg and a continuous machinery murmur audible at left second intercostal space. Total leucocytic count was 14,600 cells/cubic mm, with E.S.R.-100mm 1st Hr. Peripheral blood film revealed normocytic normochromic anaemia. On blood cultu...