The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics 2007 , Vol 49 , Num 1
Widespread involvement of hepatic, renal and mesenteric arteries with multiple mycotic aneurysms in a child
1Departments of Radiology Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
2Department of Urology, State Hospital, Trabzon, Turkey
3Departments of Pediatrics, Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Trabzon, Turkey
Kul S, Aydın A, Dinc H, Erduran E. Widespread involvement of hepatic, renal and mesenteric arteries with multiple mycotic aneurysms in a child. Turk J Pediatr 2007; 49: 89-93.

Multiple visceral microaneurysms of mycotic origin are very uncommon. We present an 11-year-old child with the clinical and biochemical signs of septicemia in whom arteriographic study revealed multiple microaneurysms of renal, hepatic, gastroduodenal, ileocolic and right colic arteries. Six weeks of antibacterial treatment resulted in resolution of the septicemia and most of the aneurysms healed without the need for endovascular or surgical treatment. Keywords : mycotic aneurysm, visceral arteries, mesenteric arteries

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