A rare case of mycotic pseudoaneurysm in a patient post Rastelli procedure with infective endocarditis

Cardiol Young. 2023 May;33(5):827-828. doi: 10.1017/S1047951122002931. Epub 2022 Dec 13.

Abstract

Mycotic pseudoaneurysm secondary to infective endocarditis is an uncommon complication in CHD with conduit placement. We report a case of late presentation of bacterial infective endocarditis with pseudoaneurysm in an 8-year-old girl with underlying pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect, post Rastelli procedure done at the age of 3 years old.

Keywords: Mycotic pseudoaneurysm; Rastelli conduit; infective endocarditis; relapse infective endocarditis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aneurysm, False*
  • Arterial Switch Operation*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Endocarditis*
  • Endocarditis, Bacterial*
  • Female
  • Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular*
  • Humans
  • Mycoses*