Multiple mycotic hepatic and splenic artery aneurysms in a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia: a case report with a review of the literature.
It is well-known that the major organisms for mycotic aneurysms are Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella spp but is extremely rare in Streptococcus pneumoniae in postantibiotic era. We demonstrated the first case with multiple mycotic aneurysms simultaneously generated in the splenic and hepatic arteries in a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia.
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
Kojiro
K
Honda
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
Takeshi
T
Saraya
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
Takuma
T
Yokoyama
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
Hajime
H
Goto
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine Tokyo, Japan.
Hajime
H
Takizawa
Hepatic artery aneurysm; Streptococcus pneumoniae; mycotic aneurysm; splenic artery aneurysm