Multiple mycotic aneurysms due to penicillin nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae solved with endovascular repair.
Mycotic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition. We report the case of an 83-year-old white female who had pneumonia, and 3 months later she was admitted with multiple sacular mycotic aneurysms due to penicillin nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae. Successful combination therapy with antibiotics and endovascular repair was done.
Rojas
Alvaro
A
Department of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Mertens
Renato
R
Arbulo
Douglas
D
Garcia
Patricia
P
Labarca
Jaime
J
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011018:Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / Q000150:complications*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D010406:Penicillins