HighlightsPrevotella intermedia is a rare causative agent for aortitis and has, to the best knowledge of the authors, not been described in the literature before.Patients with a suspected aortitis should be referred to a vascular center with experience in the medical and surgical treatment of this specific and potentially mortal disease.Acute aortitis is a challenging clinical entity, which should be managed with a multidisciplinary team.
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