title: Extra-aortic mycotic aneurysm due to group A Streptococcus after pharyngitis.
abstract: Mycotic aneurysms, especially outside the aorta, are uncommon, with group A Streptococcus a particularly rare cause. We report a case of extra-aortic mycotic aneurysm following a sore throat without demonstrable bacteremia where identification of the pathological organism was made by molecular diagnostic techniques after a standard laboratory culture was negative.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom. jason.biswas@nhs.net
authors.forename: Jason S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Oliver T A
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Lyons
authors.forename: Rachel E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D010612:Pharyngitis / Q000150:complications*; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray