Pasteurella multocida infection, a rare cause of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.06.052.
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Abstract
A 64-year-old man was admitted with abdominal pain 6 weeks after treatment with intravenous flucloxacillin for cellulitis of his right leg. Urgent operation was necessary for a mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta due to infection with Pasteurella multocida, a microorganism residing in the oral cavity of domestic animals that very rarely causes infection of native arteries or grafts. The aorta was repaired with a rifampin-coated tube graft. Despite postoperative duodenal perforation, abdominal Candida infections, wound dehiscence, and renal insufficiency, the patient is alive 1 year postoperatively.
Medical subject headings
- Aneurysm, Infected
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Pasteurella multocida