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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

Open AccessCopyright: © 2015 Rabindra Ghimire, Carl Urban, Andy Lee, Ashna Pokhrel, Wehbeh Wehbeh and Glenn Turett. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Campylobacter Fetus
  • Mycotic Aneurysm
  • Endovascular Aortic Repair