ABSTRACT
Melioidosis is an infective condition which is common in South East Asia. It can present in various forms like cutaneous abscess, pneumonia and severe septicaemia. However, melioidosis causing abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysms is extremely rare and a difficult condition to diagnose and treat. We present our management of two cases of abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysms secondary to melioidosis and their subsequent outcomes.
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Aneurysm, False/microbiology , Aneurysm, Infected/microbiology , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/microbiology , Melioidosis/diagnosis , Aged , Aneurysm, False/diagnosis , Aneurysm, False/therapy , Aneurysm, Infected/diagnosis , Aneurysm, Infected/therapy , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnosis , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/therapy , Humans , Male , Melioidosis/complications , Melioidosis/therapy , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Aortic dissection presenting with acute lower limb ischaemia is not uncommon. However, stanford B dissection into a pre-existing abdominal aortic aneurysm resulting in bilateral lower limb ischaemia has not been reported in the literature. This patient underwent unsuccessful revascularisation of the lower limbs with an axillo-bifemoral bypass procedure.
