Multiple mycotic aneurysms due to penicillin nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae solved with endovascular repair

Alvaro Rojas; Renato Mertens; Douglas Arbulo; Patricia Garcia; Jaime Labarca

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2010.02.037

Multiple mycotic aneurysms due to penicillin nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae solved with endovascular repair

Ann Vasc Surg. 2010 Aug;24(6):827.e5-8. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.02.037. Epub 2010 May 13.

Authors

Alvaro Rojas¹, Renato Mertens, Douglas Arbulo, Patricia Garcia, Jaime Labarca

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.

PMID: 20471206
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.02.037

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aneurysm, Infected / diagnostic imaging
Aneurysm, Infected / drug therapy
Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery*
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm / drug therapy
Aortic Aneurysm / microbiology
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
Aortography / methods
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation*
Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
Female
Humans
Penicillins / therapeutic use*
Pneumonia, Pneumococcal / complications*
Streptococcus pneumoniae / pathogenicity*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Penicillins