Aortic Aneurysm Secondary to Streptococcus zooepidemicus

García, Francisca; Volo, G.; Cabrera, V.

doi:10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2005.11.005

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“…Most of such cases are predominantly reported from East Asian countries and the majority of these patients had diabetes [58]. Three predominantly involved microorganisms in AAA are salmonella (15%), staphylococcus (28%), and streptococcus (10%) [59]. There has been a case reported by Morrow et al [60] where the infection is said to have migrated from appendicitis to infrarenal segment non-contagiously.…”

Section: Mycotic Aneurysmsmentioning

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Biological, Geometric and Biomechanical Factors Influencing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Risk: A Comprehensive Review

Raut

Chandra

Shum

et al. 2013

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The current clinical management of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) disease is based to a great extent on measuring the aneurysm maximum diameter to decide when timely intervention is required. Decades of clinical evidence show that aneurysm diameter is positively associated with the probability of rupture, but that other parameters may also play a role in causing or predisposing the AAA to rupture. Biological factors associated with smooth muscle apoptosis are implicated in AAA expansion while geometric and biomechanical factors identified by means of computational modeling techniques have been positively correlated with rupture risk with a higher accuracy and sensitivity than maximum diameter alone. The objective of this review is to examine the factors found to influence AAA disease progression, clinical management and rupture, as well as a patent review that highlights developments in this arena in the past few years.

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Section: Mycotic Aneurysmsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Biological, Geometric and Biomechanical Factors Influencing Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Risk: A Comprehensive Review

Raut

Chandra

Shum

et al. 2013

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“…2 There are, however, only a few cases reported of this pathogen being associated with the development of a mycotic aneurysms. 5 Yuen et al 6 reported 11 patients with SESZ septicemia in Hong Kong, of which only two presented with aortic mycotic aneurysms. The first patient did not survive despite receiving a bifurcated dacron graft along with intravenous amoxicillin and gentamicin administration.…”

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Mycotic Abdominal Aortic and Iliac Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Bacteremia

Madani

Zeebregts

Lamprou

et al. 2019

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This report describes a case of a taxidermist who presented with sepsis and excruciating back pain a few weeks after contact with a deceased horse. Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (SESZ) was isolated from patient’s blood and two isolated mycotic aneurysms were found. The first was located in the distal abdominal aorta and the second in the right common iliac artery. Treatment consisted of penicillin administration for 6 weeks and surgical debridement of the infected tissue combined with autologous vein reconstruction. The patient was infection-free without complaints 1 year after discharge and the venous reconstruction was patent. Reports in literature of bacteremia with SESZ leading to the development of mycotic aneurysms are very scarce and show that prognosis is generally unfavorable.

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