Open AccessMultiple mycotic hepatic and splenic artery aneurysms in a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia: a case report with a review of the literature
Author(s) -
Honda Kojiro,
Saraya Takeshi,
Yokoyama Takuma,
Goto Hajime,
Takizawa Hajime
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.369
Subject(s) - medicine , streptococcus pneumoniae , pneumonia , pneumococcal pneumonia , staphylococcus aureus , radiology , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , biology
Key Clinical Message 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.