Open AccessAortic root fistula complicating Austrian syndrome
Author(s) -
Ahmed Bakhit,
Ajay Kumar Mishra,
Khushal Choudhary,
Mohamed Khaled Soufi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
monaldi archives for chest disease. pulmonary series/monaldi archives for chest disease/monaldi archives for chest disease. cardiac series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2021.1834
Subject(s) - medicine , endocarditis , fistula , aortic valve , infective endocarditis , pneumonia , surgery , aortic root , cardiology , aorta
Austrian syndrome occurs in 1.2% of all patients with pneumococcal infective endocarditis. It presents with the triad of meningitis, pneumonia, and endocarditis. It is commonly seen in elderly males with a history of alcohol abuse, an immunocompromised state, or recent valve surgery. We present a case of Austrian syndrome presenting with paravalvular complications in the form of aortic root fistula. In this report, we describe the second patient with the community-acquired, pneumococcal, native, aortic valve, endocarditis with Austrian syndrome complicated by the development of an aortic fistula.