Open AccessListeriosis infection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a diabetic patient
Author(s) -
Spyros Papadoulas,
Stavros K. Kakkos,
Pantelis Kraniotis,
Maria Manousi,
Markos Marangos,
Ioannis A. Tsolakis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-777x.107173
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , abdominal aortic aneurysm , listeria monocytogenes , surgery , aneurysm , pneumonia , aortic aneurysm , abdominal pain , antibiotic therapy , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , genetics
A rare case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) infected by Listeria monocytogenes in a 72-year-old male diabetic farmer, is reported. Our patient had a history of a recent pneumonia that could have been caused by Listeria too. Aneurysm infection was manifested by fever and abdominal and back pain, which prompted investigation with CT scanning that revealed a 4.9 cm AAA with typical signs of infection. He underwent urgent AAA repair with aortobifemoral bypass grafting and had an uneventful course. Aneurysm content microbiology revealed Listeria monocytogenes and following a 9-week course of antibiotics our patient remains asymptomatic 11 months later.