Group B Streptococcus Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

Mycotic aneurysm of the aorta is an uncommon condition, and Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is exceedingly rare in this setting. We present the first reported case of a GBS-infected abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in North America. Key clinical and imaging findings and pathologic correlation are highlig...

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Autores principales: Thawait, Shrey K., Akay, Aylin, Jhirad, Ronen H., El-Daher, Nayef
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: YJBM 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3313544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22461748
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description Mycotic aneurysm of the aorta is an uncommon condition, and Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is exceedingly rare in this setting. We present the first reported case of a GBS-infected abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in North America. Key clinical and imaging findings and pathologic correlation are highlighted. A relevant review of the literature is discussed, which will bring the reader up to date with this specific disease entity.
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spelling pubmed-33135442012-03-29 Group B Streptococcus Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature Thawait, Shrey K. Akay, Aylin Jhirad, Ronen H. El-Daher, Nayef Yale J Biol Med Case Report Mycotic aneurysm of the aorta is an uncommon condition, and Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is exceedingly rare in this setting. We present the first reported case of a GBS-infected abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in North America. Key clinical and imaging findings and pathologic correlation are highlighted. A relevant review of the literature is discussed, which will bring the reader up to date with this specific disease entity. YJBM 2012-03-29 /pmc/articles/PMC3313544/ /pubmed/22461748 Text en Copyright ©2012, Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY-NC license, which permits use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
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Group B Streptococcus Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
title Group B Streptococcus Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
title_full Group B Streptococcus Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
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title_short Group B Streptococcus Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
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