Management of an abdominal aortic aneurysm infected with Campylobacter fetus: a case report.
We present a rare case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) infected with Campylobacter fetus. The patient presented with abdominal pain and leukocytosis, without a palpable AAA. Computed tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed a 3.1 x 3.0 cm infrarenal abdominal aneurysm with an extra-aortic fluid collection. At surgery, an in situ graft was placed. Intraoperative aortic wall cultures grew pansensitive C. fetus, and blood cultures remained negative. At 9-month follow-up, the patient was doing well without complaints. To our knowledge, this represents only the ninth reported case of an AAA with an aortic wall culture positive for C. fetus.
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Julie K
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Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin