Article citationsMore>>

Asthana, S., Walker, D., Iyengar, S., Shafran, S. and Conly, J. (1989) Mycotic Aneurysm Presenting as Fever of Unknown Origin. Western Journal of Medicine, 150, 694-696.

has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Microbial Aortitis with Aneurysm Formation

  AUTHORS: Richard Raghoo, Marleen J. Noeverman, Ronald Hoekstra, Rob Geelkerken, Goos D. Laverman

  KEYWORDS: Mycotic Aneurysm, Potential Diagnostic Clues, Enterococcus, Crawford-Procedure

  JOURNAL NAME: World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol.4 No.11, November 5, 2014

  ABSTRACT: A 68-year-old man who presented with periodic fever and generalized weakness was diagnosed with Enterococcus faecalis bacteraemia from an infected abdominal aneurysm. The aneurysm was new: aortic dilatation was absent a year before. In such patients the diagnosis “microbial aortitis” is more appropriate than “mycotic aneurysm”. We discuss the pathophysiology, epidemiology, prognosis and treatment of this condition.