Mycotic aneurysm of the aortic arch due to Salmonella

Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Jun;51(6):253-5. doi: 10.1007/s11748-003-0024-5.

Abstract

We report the successful treatment of a 79-year-old man with an extremely rare mycotic aneurysm of the aortic arch due to Salmonella. The patient presented with persistent fever, hoarseness, and hemosputum. Computed tomography showed a large saccular aneurysm with a hazy aortic wall in the aortic arch. We conducted emergency total arch replacement, debriding surrounding infectious tissue. Cultures from the aneurysm grew Salmonella enteritidis. Infection recurred 1 week postoperatively, requiring open irrigation and omentum transposition. These surgical procedures, along with appropriate antibiotics, brought infection under control.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / surgery
  • Aortic Aneurysm / microbiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Salmonella Infections / complications*
  • Salmonella enteritidis* / isolation & purification