Life-Threatening, Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm of the External Iliac Artery in the Setting of an Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty from Pasteurella multocida

Life-Threatening, Bleeding Pseudoaneurysm of the External Iliac Artery in the Setting of an Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty from Pasteurella multocida

We present a bleeding, infected (mycotic) pseudoaneurysm from the organism Pasteurella multocida. The patient presented septic from an infected total hip arthroplasty and was treated with surgical debridement, component retention, and antibiotics. She re-presented with hip pain and a marked hemoglob...

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Main Authors: Cory D. Smith, MD, Michael S. Sridhar, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Hip arthroplasty
Infection
Pasteurella
Pseudoaneurysm
Vascular complication
External iliac pseudoaneurysm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344120301187

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