Neisseria gonorrhoeae mycotic ascending aortic aneurysm

• Published in: The Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 748 - 750
• Main Authors: Risher, William H., McFadden, P.Michael
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-03-1994; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Aneurysm, Infected - drug therapy; Aneurysm, Infected - surgery; Aortic Aneurysm - drug therapy; Aortic Aneurysm - surgery; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial endocarditis, myocarditis and pericarditis. Bacterial diseases of the aorta, limb vessels and lymphatic vessels; Biological and medical sciences; Ceftriaxone - therapeutic use; Combined Modality Therapy; Drug Therapy, Combination - therapeutic use; Female; Gentamicins - therapeutic use; Gonorrhea - drug therapy; Gonorrhea - surgery; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Vancomycin - therapeutic use; Human; Neisseriaceae; Aneurysm; Cardiovascular disease; Infection; Vascular disease; Case study; Arteriopathy; Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Bacteriosis; Bacteria; Micrococcales; Aorta; Aortic disease
• ISSN: 0003-4975; 1552-6259
• 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.