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Case Reports
. 2015 Sep 1;6(3):26.
eCollection 2015 Sep-Dec.

Pseudoaneurysm of Left Ventricle following Staphylococcal Pericarditis in a Child

Kamaldeep Arora  1 , Rashmi Ranjan Das  2 , Rohit Tandon  3 , Kajal Goyal  1 , Shasanka Shekhar Panda  4
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Case Reports

Pseudoaneurysm of Left Ventricle following Staphylococcal Pericarditis in a Child

Kamaldeep Arora et al. APSP J Case Rep. .

Abstract

Formation of pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle is a rare entity particularly in the pediatric age group. We report a case of a pseudo-aneurysm of the left ventricle in a 6-year-old boy who initially presented to us with staphylococcus aureus septicemia. The left ventricular pseudo-aneurysm was surgically resected and the boy was discharged in a healthy condition.

Keywords: Echocardiography; Pediatric; Pseudo-aneurysm; Staphylokinase.

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Figure 1:Parasternal short axis view at mitral valve level demonstrating a large aneurysmal sac on left of image with echo dropout at inferior septum.
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Figure 2:Parasternal short axis view at mitral valve level demonstrates communication between aneurysmal sac and left ventricular cavity on color flow.
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Figure 3:Continuous wave (CW) doppler interrogates the flow from left ventricular cavity toaneurysmal cavity during systole.
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