Aspergillus terreus infection of pseudoaneurysm of aortofemoral vascular graft with contiguous vertebral osteomyelitis.
This is a case report of a patient who developed several unusual complications of an aortofemoral vascular graft. These were thrombosis, pseudoaneurysm, and infection. There was an Aspergillus terreus infection of the pseudoaneurysm of the vascular prosthesis. A contiguous vertebral osteomyelitis due to A. terreus subsequently developed. This represented a localized, invasive form of aspergillosis.
D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013131:Spine