Risher W H, McFadden P M
Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana 70121.
Ann Thorac Surg. 1994 Mar;57(3):748-50. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(94)90583-5.
Mycotic aneurysms of the ascending aorta are rare. We report the case of a 38-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus being treated with steroids who presented with a large Neisseria gonorrhoeae ascending aortic aneurysm. She was successfully treated with surgical resection of the aneurysm and prolonged postoperative antibiotic therapy.