[Recurrent septicaemia following incomplete removal of pacemaker leads].
作者信息
Griffet Vincent, Caignault Jean-Raymond, Godon Patrick, Guérard Sylvain, Brion Richard, Chevalier Philippe
机构信息
Service de cardiologie, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées, Lyon.
出版信息
Presse Med. 2005 Jan 29;34(2 Pt 1):111-3. doi: 10.1016/s0755-4982(05)88240-5.
INTRODUCTION
Septicaemia on endocardial pacemaker leads is very rare but the presentation is insidious and the prognosis very bad if all the implanted materiel is not completely removed.
OBSERVATION
A 55 year-old woman presented three episodes of Staphylococcus epidermidis septicaemia in three years, after incomplete removal of the pacing system. Permanent cure was finally obtained after complete removal of the pacemaker material.
COMMENT
Emphasis must be placed on the difficulty in diagnosing and treating such affections, their severity and also the interest of a certain number of prophylactic measures.
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