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Case Reports
. 2020 Mar 2:20:e00739.
doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00739. eCollection 2020.

Multifocal extracranial mycotic aneurysms in a patient with endocarditis

Alexander M Spring  1 , Michael A Catalano  1 , Bruce F Farber  2 , Kambhampaty V Krishnasastry  3 , Pey-Jen Yu  1
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Case Reports

Multifocal extracranial mycotic aneurysms in a patient with endocarditis

Alexander M Spring et al. IDCases. .

Abstract

This report describes the case of a 44-year-old man with Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly S. bovis) endocarditis requiring surgical mitral valve replacement who developed multifocal extracranial mycotic aneurysms after the resolution of infection.

Keywords: Cardiac surgery; Endocarditis; Mycotic aneurysm.

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Right peroneal artery pseudoaneurysm angiograph, before and after and coiling.
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Hepatic artery aneurysm angiograph, before and after and coiling.
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Jejunal artery aneurysm angiograph, before and after and coiling.
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