Listeriosis infection of an abdominal aortic aneurysm in a diabetic patient

A rare case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) infected by Listeria monocytogenes in a 72-year-old male diabetic farmer, is reported. Our patient had a history of a recent pneumonia that could have been caused by Listeria too. Aneurysm infection was manifested by fever and abdominal and back pain...

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Published in:Journal of global infectious diseases 2013-01, Vol.5 (1), p.31-33
Main Authors: Papadoulas, Spyros, Kakkos, Stavros, Kraniotis, Pantelis, Manousi, Maria, Marangos, Markos, Tsolakis, Ioannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdominal aneurysm
Aneurysms
Antibiotics
Back pain
Bacterial infections
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case studies
Coronary vessels
Diabetics
Diagnosis
Drug therapy
Infected aneurysm
Listeria
Listeriosis
Microbiology
Pneumonia
Risk factors
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Summary:A rare case of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) infected by Listeria monocytogenes in a 72-year-old male diabetic farmer, is reported. Our patient had a history of a recent pneumonia that could have been caused by Listeria too. Aneurysm infection was manifested by fever and abdominal and back pain, which prompted investigation with CT scanning that revealed a 4.9 cm AAA with typical signs of infection. He underwent urgent AAA repair with aortobifemoral bypass grafting and had an uneventful course. Aneurysm content microbiology revealed Listeria monocytogenes and following a 9-week course of antibiotics our patient remains asymptomatic 11 months later.
ISSN:0974-777X
0974-8245
DOI:10.4103/0974-777X.107173