MRSA Mycotic Aneurysm Associated with Infected Pacemaker Leads

Division

Capital

Hospital

LewisGale Medical Center

Document Type

Case Report

Publication Date

5-24-2026

Keywords

MRSA, AICD, Infectious PET, Infective aortitis, Mycotic aneurysm

Disciplines

Bacterial Infections and Mycoses | Cardiovascular Diseases | Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

75-year old woman with persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteremia was found to have a descending thoracic mycotic aneurysm, initially identified on 2-deoxy-2-[F-18]fluoroglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) and further characterized on computed tomographic angiography (CTA). Infection was related to a combination of underlying atherosclerosis and an automatic-implantable cardiac defibrillator (AICD) that required explant due to MRSA infected leads.

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ID Cases

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