Capnocytophaga canimorsus mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm: why the mailman is afraid of dogs.
We describe the first case report of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm secondary to Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an immunocompetent 65-year-old man. The exposure occurred after his dog scratched his arm and subsequently licked the wound. A review of C. canimorsus, a rarely pathogenic but potentially devastating bacterium, is also presented.
Tierney
David M
DM
Abbott Northwestern Hospital, Graduate Medical Education (11135), 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407-3799, USA. tier0038@tc.umn.edu
Strauss
Leigh P
LP
Sanchez
Jason L
JL
D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002206:Capnocytophaga / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D004285:Dogs; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology