An Unusual Case of Mycotic Popliteal Aneurysm Presenting as Recurrent Salmonella enteritidis Bacteraemia
  • Shuwei Zheng
    Department of Infectious Diseases, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
  • Cheng Chuan Lee
    nInstitute of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology, Communicable Disease Centre, Singapore

Abstract

We describe a patient with a Salmonella enteritidis mycotic aneurysm. A 91-year-old man presented with recurrent episodes of S. enteritidis bacteraemia 2 months apart. During the second presentation, he underwent magnetic resonance imaging of the left lower limb that revealed rupture of the popliteal artery with a popliteal fossa collection. This was aspirated and cultures grew S. enteritidis. He underwent endovascular stenting and received a prolonged course of antibiotics. Popliteal artery mycotic aneurysm should be considered as a differential in patients presenting with unilateral painful leg swelling and bacteraemia from microorganisms with a propensity for endovascular infections.

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    Published: 2017-12-04
    Issue: Vol. 5 No. 2 (view)


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    Zheng S, Lee CC. An Unusual Case of Mycotic Popliteal Aneurysm Presenting as Recurrent Salmonella enteritidis Bacteraemia. EJCRIM 2017;5 doi:10.12890/2017_000766.

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