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Campylobacter Fetus Infection of the Aorta: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Rabindra Ghimire1, Carl Urban1, Andy Lee2, Ashna Pokhrel3, Wehbeh Wehbeh1 and Glenn Turett1
  • 1 New York Hospital Queens, United States
  • 2 Cornell University, United States
  • 3 Interfaith Medical Center, United States

Abstract

Campylobacter is a gram negative bacterium that exhibits tissue tropism. We report a case of Campylobacter fetus bacteremia associated with infra-renal abdominal aortitis. The patient was a poor surgical candidate so she was initially treated only medically. Her course was complicated by the development of a pseudoaneurysm. An endovascular stent was placed and the patient was given 4 more weeks of antibiotics. The patient continues to do well several months after stent placement. This case illustrates the success of medical treatment combined with stent placement in a patient who could not undergo surgery for an infected abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm.

American Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 11 No. 2, 2015, 26-32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2015.26.32

Submitted On: 26 April 2015 Published On: 26 June 2015

How to Cite: Ghimire, R., Urban, C., Lee, A., Pokhrel, A., Wehbeh, W. & Turett, G. (2015). Campylobacter Fetus Infection of the Aorta: A Case Report and Review of Literature. American Journal of Infectious Diseases, 11(2), 26-32. https://doi.org/10.3844/ajidsp.2015.26.32

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Keywords

  • Campylobacter Fetus
  • Mycotic Aneurysm
  • Endovascular Aortic Repair