Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus equi

Candida albicans mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm.

An 80-year-old diabetic Asian female was admitted with a 3 month history of feeling unwell and weight loss of 7 kg. She had an episode of melaena 1 week prior to admission and complained of mild left sided abdominal pain. She was tender in the left iliac fossa and was found to be anaemic (Hb. 6.9 g/dl) and to have an elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) (143 mg/1). Following a blood transfusion (3...

Mycotic thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Salmonella cholerasuis.

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases (www.bjid.com.br) 2007;11(4):445. © 2007 by The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Contexto Publishing. All rights reserved. A 69-year-old Caucasian male with history of hypertension, diabetes, and coronary artery disease was admitted to a local hospital for diarrhea and dehydration. It was thought that his symptoms were secondary to food p...

Mycotic aortic aneurysm probably caused by a pleural empyema.

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome caused by huge mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm.

A 92-year-old man who had been hospitalized for dementia developed sudden-onset bilious vomiting accompanied by a fever of 40 degrees C. Physical examination revealed an 8 cm diameter pulsatile mass in the upper abdomen. Computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated a huge infrarenal saccular aneurysm with a lobulated appearance. We considered this to be a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm co...

Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Bacteroides Thetaiotaomicron and Acinetobacter Lwoffii: The First Case in Korea

Mycotic aneurysms are uncommon, but are fatal without appropriate management. Previous reports have shown that anaerobes and gram-negative organisms are less common but more dangerous than other causative agents of mycotic aneurysm. We report the case of a 60-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis in the aorta, and a 10-day of history of lower abdominal pain a...