TY - JOUR
T1 - Abdominal aortitis due to streptococcus pneumoniae and Enterobacter aerogenes
T2 - A case report and review
AU - Rondina, Matthew T.
AU - Raphael, Kalani
AU - Pendleton, Robert
AU - Sande, Merle A.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Endovascular infections are 1 cause of fever of unknown origin. We describe a diagnostically challenging case of cryptogenic abdominal aortitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Enterobacter aerogenes. A 72-year-old male presented with epigastric pain, fevers, and chills. A computed tomography scan demonstrated enlargement and ulceration of the distal abdominal aorta, prompting urgent vascular surgery. Intraoperative tissue cultures grew S. pneumoniae and E. aerogenes and gatifloxacin was administered for 6 weeks. Spontaneous abdominal aortitis is uncommon and usually due to a single pathogen. This is the second reported case of polymicrobial infectious aortitis and to date, Enterobacter has only been reported in infected aortic grafts. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for infectious aortitis as the mortality, if only treated medically, approaches 100%.
AB - Endovascular infections are 1 cause of fever of unknown origin. We describe a diagnostically challenging case of cryptogenic abdominal aortitis from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Enterobacter aerogenes. A 72-year-old male presented with epigastric pain, fevers, and chills. A computed tomography scan demonstrated enlargement and ulceration of the distal abdominal aorta, prompting urgent vascular surgery. Intraoperative tissue cultures grew S. pneumoniae and E. aerogenes and gatifloxacin was administered for 6 weeks. Spontaneous abdominal aortitis is uncommon and usually due to a single pathogen. This is the second reported case of polymicrobial infectious aortitis and to date, Enterobacter has only been reported in infected aortic grafts. Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for infectious aortitis as the mortality, if only treated medically, approaches 100%.
KW - Aortitis
KW - Enterobacter aerogenes
KW - Infection
KW - Streptococcus pneumoniae
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00455.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00455.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 16808760
AN - SCOPUS:33745664536
SN - 0884-8734
VL - 21
SP - C1-C3
JO - Journal of general internal medicine
JF - Journal of general internal medicine
IS - 7
ER -