RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Rare case of infective aortitis with aortic rupture and cardiac tamponade in a young child
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e250543
DO 10.1136/bcr-2022-250543
VO 15
IS 12
A1 Manas Datta
A1 Sangeetha Pradeep
A1 Mainak Aditya
YR 2022
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/15/12/e250543.abstract
AB Aortitis and aortic dissection are very rare in children. The clinical presentation of aortitis varies across a spectrum, ranging from incidental findings to fatal aortic dissection and rupture. A high index of suspicion is needed to establish an accurate and timely diagnosis. Here, we present an unfortunate case of fatal infective aortitis with aortic rupture and cardiac tamponade in a healthy toddler. Postmortem report implicated Kingella kingae as the causative organism of aortic pseudoaneurysm and rupture, leading to the instantaneous death of the child.