DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2017.v05i11.018

Pages: 756-758

Peripheral arterial embolism can result from an acute bacterial or fungal endocarditis. Critical leg ischemia and aneurysm are the main symptoms. We report the case of a patient addressed for claudication associated with a painful tumor of the left popliteal artery. All these signs were confirmed by the clinical examination. The clinical and biological inflammatory syndrome was present and ultrasound found a pseudoanerysm which was confirmed by the computer tomography. Echocardigraphy found valvular vegetations. She underwent resection of the pseudoaneurysm and closure of the neck of the pseudoaneurysm. Antibiotherapy was done during 6 weeks. She is waiting for valve replacement. Mycotic aneurysms from the heart is a real complication of endocarditis and it’s traitement is good managed in our department.