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Mycotic Aneurysm of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Caused by Haemophilus Influenzae
Author(s) -
Takahashi Yosuke,
Tsutsumi Yasushi,
Monta Osamu,
Kohshi Keitaro,
Ohashi Hirokazu
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2009.00990.x
Subject(s) - medicine , haemophilus influenzae , descending aorta , etiology , mycotic aneurysm , thoracic aorta , perioperative , surgery , aneurysm , thoracic aortic aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , chest pain , radiology , aorta , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
A 59‐year‐old man presented with a three‐month history of back pain, and enhanced computed tomography demonstrated an acutely expanding aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta with slight erosion of the corresponding vertebrae. Because of suspected infectious or inflammatory etiology, he was managed with a combination of emergency aortic repair using prosthetic graft with omental flap and antibiotic chemotherapy. Haemophilus influenzae was identified from perioperative specimens and the postoperative course was uneventful. (J Card Surg 2010;25:218‐220)