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Staphylococcal coronary arteritis as a complication of septicemia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10320146     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We describe a case of staphylococcal coronary arteritis in the setting of sepsis due to arteriovenous fistula and dialysis catheter infection. The left circumflex coronary artery was the only vessel involved. The patient was a 77-year-old, insulin-dependent diabetic man with chronic renal failure. The immunosuppressed state in diabetes with subsequent septicemia may have facilitated a large number of bacteria to lodge in the atheromatous plaque of the coronary artery. We briefly review previously reported cases and suggest that bacterial arteritis may be an underrecognized cause of acute coronary occlusion.
Authors:
M K Dishop; K Yoneda
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine     Volume:  123     ISSN:  0003-9985     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med.     Publication Date:  1999 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-05-20     Completed Date:  1999-05-20     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7607091     Medline TA:  Arch Pathol Lab Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  332-4     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Veteran Affairs Medical Center, and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington 40511-1093, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Aged
Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology*
Arteritis / complications,  pathology*
Coronary Vessels / pathology*
Humans
Male
Sepsis / complications*
Staphylococcal Infections / complications,  pathology*
Staphylococcus / isolation & purification*

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