Mycotic aortic aneurysm: A case of an unlikely location and an unlikely pathogen

Matthew Winter; Mikhail Altman; Joseph Selvanayagam; Jayme Bennetts; Majo Joseph

doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2010.08.006

Mycotic aortic aneurysm: A case of an unlikely location and an unlikely pathogen

Matthew Winter, Mikhail Altman, Joseph Selvanayagam, Jayme Bennetts, Majo Joseph

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Abstract

This is an unusual case of a mycotic aortic aneurysm located in the ascending aorta caused by Neisseria meningitidis. The diagnosis was made using two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) transoesophageal echocardiogram (TOE) and cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR). Management was with prolonged antibiotics followed by surgical resection. The ascending aorta was replaced with Dacron tube graft. The contribution of multimodality imaging in clearly defining the pathology, its location and directing the timing of surgery, was a striking aspect of this case.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	193-196
Number of pages	4
Journal	Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume	20
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2010.08.006
Publication status	Published - Mar 2011

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Keywords

Ascending aorta
CMR
Mycotic aneurysm
TEE

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