Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

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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Main Authors: Floryn Cherbanyk, Markus Menth, Bernhard Egger, Véronique Erard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9329504
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spelling doaj-485535254f3a4d989a2d8612aafed1272020-11-24T21:28:58ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Surgery2090-69002090-69192017-01-01201710.1155/2017/93295049329504Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenesFloryn Cherbanyk0Markus Menth1Bernhard Egger2Véronique Erard3Department of General Surgery, HFR Fribourg-Cantonal Hospital, 1708 Fribourg, SwitzerlandDepartment of General Surgery, HFR Fribourg-Cantonal Hospital, 1708 Fribourg, SwitzerlandDepartment of General Surgery, HFR Fribourg-Cantonal Hospital, 1708 Fribourg, SwitzerlandDepartment of Medicine, HFR Fribourg-Cantonal Hospital, 1708 Fribourg, SwitzerlandInfectious 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9329504
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author Floryn Cherbanyk
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Bernhard Egger
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Markus Menth
Bernhard Egger
Véronique Erard
Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
Case Reports in Surgery
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Markus Menth
Bernhard Egger
Véronique Erard
author_sort Floryn Cherbanyk
title Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
title_short Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
title_full Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
title_fullStr Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
title_full_unstemmed Infrarenal Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes
title_sort infrarenal infected aortic aneurysm caused by streptococcus pyogenes
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Surgery
issn 2090-6900
2090-6919
publishDate 2017-01-01
description 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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