A Case of Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Salmonella Group B / 대한내과학회지

ABSTRACT

We experienced a case of the rupture of infected aortic aneurysm caused by Salmonella group B. A 75-year-old diabetic female patient was admitted with lower back pain and fever. Abdominal CT scan showed the abdominal aneurysm and the abscess of retroperitoneal space. We confirmed the ruptured aortic anecrysm with retroperitoneal abscess by obermter. The blood culture, and the pus obrained by operan yielded growth of Salmonella group B. After oration the patient was recovered completely by anrotics. We report this case with literature