Aortic root fistula complicating Austrian syndrome

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2021 May 17;91(3). doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1834.

Abstract

Austrian syndrome occurs in 1.2% of all patients with pneumococcal infective endocarditis. It presents with the triad of meningitis, pneumonia, and endocarditis. It is commonly seen in elderly males with a history of alcohol abuse, an immunocompromised state, or recent valve surgery. We present a case of Austrian syndrome presenting with paravalvular complications in the form of aortic root fistula. In this report, we describe the second patient with the community-acquired, pneumococcal, native, aortic valve, endocarditis with Austrian syndrome complicated by the development of an aortic fistula.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / surgery
  • Austria
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / complications
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
  • Fistula*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Pneumococcal*
  • Pneumonia, Pneumococcal*