title: Gonococcal aneurysm of the ascending aorta: case report and review of Neisseria gonorrhoeae endovascular infections.
abstract: We present the case of a man with a bicuspid aortic valve who presented with persistent fever. Blood cultures yielded Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and the diagnosis of infected mycotic aneurysm was confirmed by detection of the bacterial genome in the aortic wall. The patient was cured with surgery and intravenous ceftriaxone.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of *Infectious Diseases, †Microbiology, and ‡Radiology,Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Markowicz
authors.forename: James Richards
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Anstey
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hites
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Montesinos
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roisin
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Keyzer
authors.forename: Frederique
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002443:Ceftriaxone