title: Listeriosis infection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a diabetic patient.
abstract: A rare case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) infected by Listeria monocytogenes in a 72-year-old male diabetic farmer, is reported. Our patient had a history of a recent pneumonia that could have been caused by Listeria too. Aneurysm infection was manifested by fever and abdominal and back pain, which prompted investigation with CT scanning that revealed a 4.9 cm AAA with typical signs of infection. He underwent urgent AAA repair with aortobifemoral bypass grafting and had an uneventful course. Aneurysm content microbiology revealed Listeria monocytogenes and following a 9-week course of antibiotics our patient remains asymptomatic 11 months later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: Spyros I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Papadoulas
authors.forename: Stavros K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Kakkos
authors.forename: Pantelis A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kraniotis
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Manousi
authors.forename: Markos N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Marangos
authors.forename: Ioannis A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Tsolakis
keywords: Infected aneurysm; Listeria; Pneumonia