Mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta caused by Aspergillus fumigatus.
A 54-year-old diabetic patient had unexplained fever and embolic occlusion of the splenic, right renal, right hypogastric, right superficial femoral, and left popliteal arteries. Aspergillus fumigatus was recovered from a femoral clot. An aortogram revealed a mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta to be the source of the infected emboli. Surgical excision of the aneurysm and therapy with amphotericin B were unsuccessful.
D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000382:microbiology*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D001232:Aspergillus fumigatus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged