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.