A Case of Bacterial Aortitis with Splenic Abscess by E.coli.
10.4070/kcj.2002.32.12.1100
- Author:
Kyoung Oh LEE
1
;
Jeong Kee SEO
;
Sung Hak PARK
;
Hee Jung IM
;
Chang Kun LEE
;
Dae Hyeok KIM
;
Jun KWAN
;
Keum Soo PARK
;
Woo Hyung LEE
;
Kook Hee SON
;
Wan Ki BAEK
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea. jksmd@inha.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Aortitis;
Escherichia coli
- MeSH:
Abscess*;
Aorta;
Aortitis*;
Communicable Diseases;
Debridement;
Escherichia coli;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Middle Aged;
Salmonella;
Splenectomy;
Staphylococcus;
Streptococcus;
Transplants
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2002;32(12):1100-1104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bacterial aortitis is a rare, but fatal, infectious disease underlying an atherosclerotic aorta or normal aortic wall in an immunocompromised host. The commonly identified organisms responsible for the condition are Salmonella, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus, and on rare occasions, E.coli. We report a case of a 57-year-old man with bacterial aortitis and a splenic abscess caused by E.coli, which was successfully treated by periaortic debridement, prosthetic graft replacement, splenectomy and antibiotic therapy.
