Pseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta caused by Candida albicans

Manso, Javier Vara; Salinas, Eduardo; Álvarez, Vicente Barriales; Pena, Juan Carlos Sanmartı́n; Nava, Sergio Hevia

doi:10.1016/s0167-5273(99)00122-9

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“…43,44 Aortic pseudoaneurysms or "false aneurysms" caused by C albicans have also been reported in the literature. [45][46][47][48] We could not, however, find any case reports of aortic root abscesses in the literature. The discovery of aortic mycotic aneurysms and pseudoaneurysms caused by candidiasis appears to be more common than finding vegetations in the aorta.…”

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Fungal prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and endarteritis: An unusual cause of aortic root vegetations

Carneiro

Rasalingam

2018

Echocardiography

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Fungal endocarditis is a relatively rare occurrence with high morbidity and mortality. Patients may have an indolent and non‐specific course requiring a high index of suspicion to make a diagnosis. Here, we present the case of a 33‐year‐old patient who presented with fevers and acute lower limb ischemia requiring a 4‐compartment fasciotomy caused by septic emboli from Candida albicans endocarditis. The patient had a large vegetation in the ascending aorta associated with a mycotic aneurysm, which is an exceedingly rare location for a vegetation. We also review the literature and summarize the typical echocardiographic appearance and vegetation locations in fungal endocarditis.

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Fungal prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and endarteritis: An unusual cause of aortic root vegetations

Carneiro

Rasalingam

2018

Echocardiography

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“…Fungal aortitis is extremely rare, and is caused by Aspergillus species and Candida albicans (). Aspergillus aortitis is frequently related to cardiac surgery and normally leads to fatal multiple organ dissemination ().…”

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A 72‐Year‐Old Man With Dyspnea, Circumferential Aortic Thickening, and Weight Loss

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Santos‐Ortega

Palomares

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Arthritis Care & Research

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“…This term is a misnomer, because the vast majority of arterial aneurysm infections are bacterial in origin [2][3][4], typically occurring in the context of arterial trauma due to injection drug use [5] or cardiogenic bacterial emboli.…”

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“…Graft loss and/or severe hemorrhage are common complications [6,7,[9][10][11][12][13]. In addition to SOT recipients, 22 cases of Candida arteritis in patients who have not received SOTs have been published [2,3,7,[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]. Here, we report the first case, to our knowledge, of carotid arteritis due to Candida albicans and review the 22 published non-SOT cases, to describe the clinical and microbiological features of this entity.…”

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CandidaArteritis in Patients Who Have Not Received Organ Transplants: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Fungal arteritis is a rare entity, associated with significant morbidity and mortality, that typically involves graft arteries in solid organ transplant recipients. Here, we report the first case of Candida carotid arteritis and review 22 other cases of Candida arteritis reported since 1966 in patients who have not received transplants. Most patients had serious underlying conditions. All cases were anatomically characterized by pseudoaneurysm formation. Patients presented with fever (n=7), local pain (n=13), and an expanding pulsatile mass (n=4), with subsequent rupture and hemorrhage (n=7). Evidence of Candida colonization or infection was present in 15 patients before arteritis occurred. Treatment typically included a combined surgical and antifungal approach. The outcome was favorable in 11 patients, but follow-up was limited. A high index of suspicion, early diagnosis, and prompt antifungal and surgical treatment seem crucial to efforts to avoid life-threatening arterial rupture and hemorrhage.

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Pseudoaneurysm of the descending aorta caused by Candida albicans

Cited by 9 publications

References 4 publications

Fungal prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and endarteritis: An unusual cause of aortic root vegetations

Fungal prosthetic aortic valve endocarditis and endarteritis: An unusual cause of aortic root vegetations

A 72‐Year‐Old Man With Dyspnea, Circumferential Aortic Thickening, and Weight Loss

CandidaArteritis in Patients Who Have Not Received Organ Transplants: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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