Mycobacterium chimaera Infection After Aortic Valve Replacement Presenting With Aortic Dissection and Pseudoaneurysm

We present a case of infection presenting with aortic dissection and pseudoaneuysm in a 22-year-old man with a past history of aortic valve replacement. Clinicians should consider infection in those presenting with aortic dissection as a late complication of cardiovascular surgery.

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Published inOpen forum infectious diseases Vol. 5; no. 2; p. ofy018
Main Authors O'Neil, C R, Taylor, G, Smith, S, Joffe, A M, Antonation, K, Shafran, S, Kunimoto, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.02.2018
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Mycobacterium chimaera
aortic dissection
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Summary:We present a case of infection presenting with aortic dissection and pseudoaneuysm in a 22-year-old man with a past history of aortic valve replacement. Clinicians should consider infection in those presenting with aortic dissection as a late complication of cardiovascular surgery.
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ISSN:2328-8957
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DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofy018