A 67-year-old woman, suffering from Sjogren's syndrome, was admitted for septic asymmetric arthritis due to Streptococcus agalactiae. She had previously undergone a replacement of the ascending aorta (type A acute aortic dissection). A transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography showed small pseudoaneurysm of the sino-tubular junction and vegetations attached both to the aortic cusps and to a residual intimal flap near the proximal edge of the vascular prosthesis. A F-18-FDG PET/CT scan confirmed the diagnosis
De Chiara, B., Peritore, A., Sara, R., Giannattasio, C., & Moreo, A. (2016). Infective endocarditis of an aortic intimal flap due to Streptococcus agalactiae in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome: an unusual clinical case report. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 33(9), 1434-1435 [10.1111/echo.13274].
Citazione: | De Chiara, B., Peritore, A., Sara, R., Giannattasio, C., & Moreo, A. (2016). Infective endocarditis of an aortic intimal flap due to Streptococcus agalactiae in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome: an unusual clinical case report. ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, 33(9), 1434-1435 [10.1111/echo.13274]. | |
Tipo: | Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico | |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica | |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | No | |
Titolo: | Infective endocarditis of an aortic intimal flap due to Streptococcus agalactiae in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome: an unusual clinical case report | |
Autori: | De Chiara, B; Peritore, A; Sara, R; Giannattasio, C; Moreo, A | |
Autori: | PERITORE, ANGELICA (Secondo) GIANNATTASIO, CRISTINA (Penultimo) MOREO, ANTONELLA (Ultimo) | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Lingua: | English | |
Rivista: | ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/echo.13274 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su rivista |