Mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aortic due to Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis: a case report

Bacteraemia due to non Typhi Salmonella is frequent in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infected patients). Focal vascular complications especially in patients with artheriosclerosis are rarely reported. We report the case of patient who presented a mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aortic due to S...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annales de biologie clinique (Paris) 2008-05, Vol.66 (3), p.324-326
Hauptverfasser:	Elouennass, M, Lemnouer, A, Zrara, A, Hadef, R, Mrabet, M, Tabrkent, M, Elhamzaoui, S, Ouaaline, M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	fre
Schlagworte:	Aneurysm, Infected - microbiology Aneurysm, Infected - therapy Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - microbiology Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - therapy Fatal Outcome Humans Male Middle Aged Salmonella enterica Salmonella Infections - diagnosis Salmonella Infections - therapy
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Zusammenfassung:	Bacteraemia due to non Typhi Salmonella is frequent in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV infected patients). Focal vascular complications especially in patients with artheriosclerosis are rarely reported. We report the case of patient who presented a mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aortic due to Salmonella enterica serotype enteritidis. Despite the chirurgical treatment associated with antibiotherapy, the patient evolution was fatal.
ISSN:	0003-3898
DOI:	10.1684/abc.2008.0221