Staphylococcus aureus aortitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis: A case report and literature review

Staphylococcus aureus aortitis and retroperitoneal fibrosis: A case report and literature review

An infected aortic aneurysm is a process with high mortality rate. Survival is dependent on an early diagnosis and surgical management. This case report details a rare presentation of aortitis with persistent methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia, which initially presented as...

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Main Authors: Marta Yague, Ignacio Temprano, Juan Losa, Luis De Benito, Raul De La Cruz, Natalie Cheyne, Cesar Henriquez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Aortitis
MSSA
Retroperitoneal fibrosis
Aneurysm
Vascular surgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250916300439

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