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Intra-tracheal Administration of Haemophilus influenzae in Mouse Models to Study Airway Inflammation
Published on: March 2, 2016
Mycotic aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta caused by Haemophilus influenzae
Yosuke Takahashi1, Yasushi Tsutsumi, Osamu Monta
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fukui Cardiovascular Center, Fukui, Japan. ysk@msic.med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Abstract:
A 59-year-old man presented with a three-month history of back pain, and enhanced computed tomography demonstrated an acutely expanding aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta with slight erosion of the corresponding vertebrae. Because of suspected infectious or inflammatory etiology, he was managed with a combination of emergency aortic repair using prosthetic graft with omental flap and antibiotic chemotherapy. Haemophilus influenzae was identified from perioperative specimens and the postoperative course was uneventful.
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