<i>Campylobacter Fetus</i> Infection of the Aorta: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Abstract

Campylobacter is a gram negative bacterium that exhibits tissue tropism. We report a case of Campylobacter fetus bacteremia associated with infra-renal abdominal aortitis. The patient was a poor surgical candidate so she was initially treated only medically. Her course was complicated by the development of a pseudoaneurysm. An endovascular stent was placed and the patient was given 4 more weeks of antibiotics. The patient continues to do well several months after stent placement. This case illustrates the success of medical treatment combined with stent placement in a patient who could not undergo surgery for an infected abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm.

Enfeksiyöz ishallerde Campylobacter jejuni prevalansının çeşitli yöntemlerle araştırılması

“…C. jejuni nadiren bakteremi etkeni olarak da görülebilmektedir. Hipogamaglobülinemili hastalarda C. jejuni enfeksiyonları ciddi seyretmektedir (1)(2)(3)(4).…”