Infectious Pseudoaneurysm Caused by Group A Streptococcus in a Child without Underlying Disease
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
;
: 183-187, 2017.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-129030
ABSTRACT
Group A streptococcus is a common cause of upper respiratory infection in children; however, it is a rare cause of pseudoaneurysm in pediatrics with only limited reports of cases associated with cardiac surgery and underlying disease. We report a case of infectious pseudoaneurysm of the right internal iliac artery caused by group A streptococcus in a previously healthy 5-year-old boy who presented with scarlet fever and group A streptococcal bacteremia. He was admitted to the hospital with fever, rash on the whole body, and sore throat, accompanied by severe leg pain. He was treated with surgical removal and antibiotics. Because a pseudoaneurysm may develop in children without vascularrelated underlying diseases, we should consider the possibility of this important clinical diagnosis in patients with scarlet fever.
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Main subject:
Pediatrics
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Scarlet Fever
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Streptococcus
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Thoracic Surgery
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Aneurysm, Infected
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Pharyngitis
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Bacteremia
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Aneurysm, False
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Diagnosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Pediatric Infection & Vaccine
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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