CASE REPORT
Convexity Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (PA) Infective Endocarditis and Left Atrial Appendage Occluder (LAAO) Device Infection. A Case Report
Monique Boukobza1, *, Ibtissem Smaali1, Xavier Duval2, Jean-Pierre Laissy3
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2017Volume: 11
First Page: 26
Last Page: 31
Publisher ID: TONIJ-11-26
DOI: 10.2174/1874440001711010026
Article History:
Received Date: 18/01/2017Revision Received Date: 07/03/2017
Acceptance Date: 20/04/2017
Electronic publication date: 22/05/2017
Collection year: 2017

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Abstract
An 83 year-old-man with left atrial appendage occluder (LAAO) developed Pseudomonas Aeruginosa (PA) infective endocarditis. MRI at day 3 of onset showed distal small infarcts in both middle cerebral arteries and left postero-inferior cerebellar artery territories. MRI at day 6 revealed two sites of convexity subarachnoid hemorrhage (cSAH). MRA and CTA failed to reveal a Mycotic aneurysm.
The radiologic findings favor the assumption of necrosis of distal branches of mca or of pial arteries wall.
This case present three unusual features: the presence of localized cSAH after initiation of antibiotherapy without mycotic aneurysm being individualized; the late occurrence of infective endocarditis after LAAO implantation; the very rare occurrence of PA in prosthetic infections.