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Rev. argent. cardiol ; 81(1): 68-69, feb. 2013. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-694838

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El aneurisma micótico o infeccioso de la aorta es infrecuente y, dadas la recurrencia de la infección, la sepsis fulminante o la rotura aórtica, posee una morbimortalidad elevada. En esta presentación se describe un caso de aneurisma micótico de la aorta abdominal por Streptococcus pneumoniae en una paciente con múltiples factores de riesgo de inmunodepresión, que fue tratada exitosamente en forma quirúrgica y con antibioticoterapia sistémica prolongada.


Mycotic or infectious aortic aneurysm is rare and presents high morbidity and mortality rates given the infection recurrence, fulminant sepsis or aortic rupture. We report a case of mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm due to Streptococcus pneumoniae in a female patient with multiple immunosuppressive risk factors, who was successfully treated with surgery and prolonged systemic antibiotic therapy.

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