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Rapid evolution of a mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta due to Salmonella
P H Rutgers1, R K Koumans, J B Puylaert
1Department of Surgery, Westeinde Hospital, The Hague.
The Netherlands Journal of Surgery
|December 1, 1990
Abstract:
The case history is presented of a patient admitted with a Salmonella infection and the development of a mycotic aortic aneurysm within two weeks. The patient could be successfully treated by resection of the aneurysm, primary prosthetic in-situ grafting and antibiotics.