Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

Infectious aneurysm is a rare entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Current knowledge on pathogenesis, outcome, diagnosis, management, and follow-up remains debatable. We report the case of a patient with Streptococcus pyogenes aneurysm who was successfully treated with a homog...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cherbanyk, Floryn, Menth, Markus, Egger, Bernhard, Erard, Véronique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414497/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28503338
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9329504
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Sumario:Infectious aneurysm is a rare entity associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Current knowledge on pathogenesis, outcome, diagnosis, management, and follow-up remains debatable. We report the case of a patient with Streptococcus pyogenes aneurysm who was successfully treated with a homograft implant and discuss microbiological characteristics, diagnostic methods, and treatment options currently available for this serious disease.

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