[Campylobacter fetus endocarditis manifested by a popliteal mycotic aneurysm].
BACKGROUND
Campylobacter fetus endocarditis is uncommon and may be life-threatening.


METHODS
A 91-year-old patient with rectal villous adenocarcinoma was admitted with fever and recent complaints of popliteal pain. The definite diagnosis of endocarditis and mycotic aneurysm related to C. fetus infection were accepted on the basis of clinical, radiological and microbiological data. Cure was achieved with antibiotics and surgery of the aneurysm without valvular replacement.


CONCLUSIONS
C. fetus endocarditis was probably secondary to the iterative laser treatment of the rectal tumor that had been performed during the past weeks without antibiotic prophylaxis.
Service de Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpitaux de Brabois, CHU Nancy, Vandoeuvre.
V
V
Baty
B
B
Hoen
C
C
Selton-Suty
H
H
Schuhmacher
B
B
Peiffert
N
N
Danchin
F
F
Cherrier
D018253:Adenoma, Villous / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D002168:Campylobacter fetus; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000382:microbiology; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D011859:Radiography; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Anévrysme mycotique poplité révélateur d'une endocardite à Campylobacter fetus.