Infected thoracic aortic aneurysm caused by : A case report.

A 73-year-old man undergoing conservative management of acute aortic dissection (Stanford type B) was diagnosed with infected aortic aneurysm based on clinical findings of aortic dilatation and recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. We performed total aortic arch replacement with a synthetic graft and omentopexy; and was isolated from resection specimens. Infected aortic aneurysms are rare but may lead to death from aortic dissection or rupture. infection is rare and has seldom been reported, and thus no treatment guidelines, including antibiotic therapy, have been established. Therefore, it is necessary to accumulate a larger number of cases of aortic aneurysm infected by . To date, there has been no reported case of infected aortic aneurysm due to . Here, we report a case of infected aortic aneurysm due to . < Infected aortic aneurysm is a life-threatening condition because of the possibility of aortic dissection and rupture. Infected aortic aneurysms are often caused by and species, and there has been no report of aortic aneurysm infected by . Regarded as a non-pathogenic intestinal bacterium, is seldom identified as a causative bacterium. In this case, dilatation of aorta progressed rapidly, requiring early surgical treatment.>.