Invasive Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus With Aortic Aneurysm in a 10-Year-Old Patient: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT

The clinical presentation of disseminated community-acquired Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in young pediatric patients without a known predisposing risk factor poses a diagnostic dilemma due to its non-specific clinical symptoms. This can lead to delayed initiation of appropriate antibiotics and surgical interventions to achieve a favorable outcome and prevent mortality. Appropriate imaging with good clinical judgment is required in the management of this infection. Outpatient surveillance for subacute and chronic complications is required for a good long-term prognosis. Few reported cases of disseminated infections with aortic aneurysm exist in the literature. We report a case of a child without predisposing risk factors managed for community-acquired MRSA sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multiple abscesses, osteomyelitis, and necrotizing pneumonia with a post-discharge unruptured aortic aneurysm. This case emphasizes the importance of post-discharge monitoring even in patients with favorable outcomes.