A Case of Aortitis Associated with Primary Streptococcus pneumoniae Bacteremia / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 307-310, 2005.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721935
ABSTRACT
Bacterial aortitis is rare and without surgical intervention, it usually leads to uncontrolled sepsis or catastrophic hemorrhage, ultimately, resulting in death. In the postantibiotic era, the dominant infecting organisms are Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella spp.. In spite of frequent pneumococcal bacteremia, vascular seeding is rare and there is only one published report in Korea. We describe a 77-year-old female with primary pneumococcal bacteremia followed by aortitis of the descending aorta, which was successfully treated by aneurysmectomy, wide excision of periaortic tissue, aortobiiliac bypass via prosthetic graft, and antibiotic therapy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Aorta, Thoracic
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Aortitis
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Salmonella
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Streptococcus
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Bacteremia
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Sepsis
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Transplants
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Hemorrhage
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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