<i>Rickettsia conorii</i>: Unusual case of acute aortic thrombosis.

Rickettsia conorii: Unusual case of acute aortic thrombosis.

Fernández Álvarez, Iria; Fernández Lorenzo, Javier; de Sá, Jose Manuel Encisa.

Fernández Álvarez I; Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 542144Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain.
Fernández Lorenzo J; Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 542144Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain.
de Sá JME; Department of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, 542144Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain.

Vascular ; : 17085381221124986, 2022 Sep 02.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36052837

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Mediterranean spotted fever is a common zoonosis in Europe caused by Rickettsia conorii bacterium. Among its wide range of clinical presentations, arterial thrombosis of large vessels has never been described before.

We report a case of a complete acute infrarenal aortic thrombosis in a 61-year-old male with R. conorii infection. RESULTS AND

The patient was successfully operated using open aortic surgery and subsequent treatment with doxycycline. To our knowledge, this is the first report of aortic thrombosis associated with infection by this parasite, extending the clinical spectrum of the disease.

Palabras clave

Mediterranean spotted fever; Rickettsia conorii; acute aortic thrombosis

Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article