Publication Date
6-7-2023
Journal
JACC: Case Reports
DOI
10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101867
PMCID
PMC10240280
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
5-6-2023
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
Published Open-Access
yes
Keywords
aorta, cardiovascular disease, left-sided catheterization
Abstract
A toddler presented with hematemesis a few weeks after ingesting a penny. Workup revealed an esophageal lesion communicating with an aortic pseudoaneurysm in the setting of Actinomyces odontolyticus bacteremia. A. odontolytica is an oropharyngeal bacteria known to cause fistulas when introduced into tissue planes. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
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