Infective abdominal aortic aneurysm due to Haemophilus influenza identified via the polymerase chain reaction.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
; 36(1): 28-30, 2008 Jul.
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Infective abdominal aortic aneurysms due to Haemophilus influenza are rarely reported. We report a case in a 65 year old female presenting with abdominal pain, weight loss, pyrexia and elevated inflammatory markers. The patient was found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm clinically and on CT scanning. At surgery, an inflammatory aneurysm was successfully repaired using an autogenous vein panel-graft. Tissue samples were analysed using the polymerase chain reaction, identifying H. influenza as the causative organism. H. influenza is a scarcely reported cause of infective aortic aneurysms. The mechanism of infection is unknown. Reference is made to existing reports of such infection.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aneurisma Infectado
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DNA Bacteriano
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
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Técnicas de Tipagem Bacteriana
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Aneurisma da Aorta Abdominal
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Infecções por Haemophilus
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article