Infectious aortitis due to penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Infectious aortitis is uncommon and typically affects elderly immunocompromised men, with a Salmonella or Staphylococcal infection of an atheromatous or aneurysmal aorta. We present a fit young man who developed infectious aortitis with peripheral embolization due to a penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia.
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Department of Radiology, Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, UBC Pavilions, British Columbia, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications*