Open AccessAortitis Caused by Abiotrophia defectiva: Description of Two Cases
Author(s) -
D. R. Nygren,
Martin Älverbrandt,
Torgny Sunnerhagen,
Erika Fagman,
Ellen Ostenfeld,
Magnus Rasmussen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
infectious disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2036-7449
DOI - 10.4081/idr.2018.7746
Subject(s) - aortitis , medicine , endocarditis , pathogen , surgery , aorta , immunology
is a well-known endocarditis pathogen, however it has never been described as a cause of primary aortitis. Here we describe the first published case of thoracic aortitis and an unusual case of aortic graft infection due to , which were both managed conservatively.
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