Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection
We present the case of a thirteen-year-old, morbidly obese boy admitted with right hip septic arthritis and severe sepsis. Blood and joint aspirate cultures confirmed growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Parenteral antibiotic therapy was administered according to culture sensitivit...
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| description | We present the case of a thirteen-year-old, morbidly obese boy admitted with right hip septic arthritis and severe sepsis. Blood and joint aspirate cultures confirmed growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Parenteral antibiotic therapy was administered according to culture sensitivity reports, and several joint re-explorations were required for drainage of pus recollection at the hip site. Over a month-long inpatient stay culminated in an episode of profuse fresh bleeding from the right hip wound site, with subsequent CT angiography confirming mycotic aneurysm development at the deep branch of the femoral artery. Emergent endovascular embolization and coil insertion ensued, allowing steady improvement till discharge home. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1bcc39e7a41045e1b05ee7173fcef2be2025-08-20T02:53:07ZengKnowledge EDubai Medical Journal2571-726X2021-04-011410.1159/000514691514691Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus InfectionFahad Fayyaz Butt0Mohamed Ashraf Kandath1Fatima Farid Mir2Thouqeer Ahmed3Pediatrics Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPediatrics Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesPediatrics Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesRadiology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWe present the case of a thirteen-year-old, morbidly obese boy admitted with right hip septic arthritis and severe sepsis. Blood and joint aspirate cultures confirmed growth of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Parenteral antibiotic therapy was administered according to culture sensitivity reports, and several joint re-explorations were required for drainage of pus recollection at the hip site. Over a month-long inpatient stay culminated in an episode of profuse fresh bleeding from the right hip wound site, with subsequent CT angiography confirming mycotic aneurysm development at the deep branch of the femoral artery. Emergent endovascular embolization and coil insertion ensued, allowing steady improvement till discharge home.https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/514691methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureusabscessfemoral artery aneurysm |
| spellingShingle | Fahad Fayyaz Butt Mohamed Ashraf Kandath Fatima Farid Mir Thouqeer Ahmed Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Dubai Medical Journal methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus abscess femoral artery aneurysm |
| title | Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection |
| title_full | Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection |
| title_fullStr | Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection |
| title_short | Femoral Mycotic Aneurysm Secondary to Community: Acquired Methicillin: Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection |
| title_sort | femoral mycotic aneurysm secondary to community acquired methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infection |
| topic | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus abscess femoral artery aneurysm |
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