Naslov
Acute cerebrovascular incident caused by septic emboli : a case report

Autori
Antić, Sonja ; Vargek-Solter, Vesna ; Trkanjec, Zlatko ; Morović, Sandra ; Breitenfeld, Tomislav ; Supanc, Višnja ; Jurišić, Davor ; Demarin, Vida

Izvornik
Acta clinica Croatica (0353-9466) 48 (2009), 3; 325-328

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
Endocarditis ; bacterial - complications ; Intracranial embolism - complications ; Brain ischemia - complications ; Sepsis

Sažetak
Septic embolism is a rare disorder associated with infective endocarditis, urinary tract infections, bone infections, femoral thrombophlebitis and sinusitis. We present a 53- year-old patient with multiple systemic embolism and cerebral infarction resulting from aortal thrombus after surgical treatment ofthe right fibular malleolar fracture with osteosynthetic material placement. After the surgery, the patient became antisocial, with decreased appetite and substantial weight loss. Computerized tomography scan showed several small hypodense zones in the supratentorial and periventricu1ar region ofthe brain as well as bilateral pleural effusion, large infarcts ofthe spleen and right kidney, smaller infarcts of the lower pole of the right kidney, discontinuity of the wall of the thoraco- abdomina1 aorta and a thrombus present in the distal part of abdominal aorta. The findings primarily indicated septic emboli. The right ankle x-ray showed still present postoperative fracture gap ofthe right fibular malleolus with reduced bone mineralization but no signs ofbone destruction. Control MSCT of the abdomen showed a large spleen abscess ofl0x6 ern in size. Due to edema of the right ankle, ultrasonography was performed to reveal a thick content in the joint. The patient was transferred to University Department of Surgery, where splenectomy with evacuation of the perisplenic abscess together with extraction of the osteosynthetic material of the right fibular malleolus was performed. If not promptly diagnosed, septic emboli can cause devastating neurologic damage. In our patient, early diagnosis and intensive physical therapy facilitated almost complete regression of his neurologic deficit.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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