Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Borrelia afzelii: a case report

Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Borrelia afzelii: a case report

Abstract Background Inflammatory aneurysms and mycotic aneurysms make up a minority of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Mainly autoimmune mechanisms are proposed in the pathogenesis of inflammatory aneurysms, and it is not routine to check for infectious agents as disease culprits. Case presentation A 58...

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Main Authors: Magne Torsteinsen, Hans-Johnny Schjeldrup Nilsen, Jan Kristian Damås, Dordi Stensvåg-Midelfart, Linn Åldstedt Nyrønning, Kåre Bergh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm
Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysm
Borrelia aortitis
Lyme disease
Case presentation
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03247-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03247-w

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