False aneurysm formation after Salmonella virchow infection of a pre-existent ventricular aneurysm--survival after surgical resection.
A 55 year old man with a left ventricular aneurysm, secondary to a previous myocardial infarction, was hospitalized due to a Salmonella virchow bacteraemia. During a 3-week hospital course he was persistently bacteraemic and febrile despite antibiotic treatment. Gallium isotope scanning and 2-D-echocardiography were helpful in demonstrating the presence of an infected false aneurysm at the site of a true aneurysm. Surgical resection in addition to prolonged antibiotic therapy was necessary for cure.
Echevarria
S
S
Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santander, Spain.
Arjona
R
R
Alonso
J
J
Riancho
J A
JA
Revuelta
J M
JM
Macias
J G
JG
D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery
D000658:Amoxicillin