Abstract
Mycotic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition. We report the case of an 83-year-old white female who had pneumonia, and 3 months later she was admitted with multiple sacular mycotic aneurysms due to penicillin nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae. Successful combination therapy with antibiotics and endovascular repair was done.
Copyright 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc.
MeSH terms
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
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Aneurysm, Infected / drug therapy
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Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
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Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
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Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
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Aortic Aneurysm / drug therapy
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Aortic Aneurysm / microbiology
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Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
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Aortography / methods
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Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
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Female
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Humans
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Penicillins / therapeutic use*
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Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / complications*
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Streptococcus pneumoniae / pathogenicity*
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Penicillins