Multiple mycotic hepatic and splenic artery aneurysms in a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia: a case report with a review of the literature. Issue 10 (10th September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Honda, Kojiro; Saraya, Takeshi; Yokoyama, Takuma; Goto, Hajime; Takizawa, Hajime
• Is Part Of: Clinical case reports. Volume 3:Issue 10(2015:Oct.)
• Page Start: 891
• Page End: 896
• Publication Date: 2015-09-10
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.09
• DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.369
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2050-0904

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="ccr3369-abs-0001"> <title>Key Clinical Message</title> <p>It is well‐known that the major organisms for mycotic aneurysms are <italic>Staphylococcus aureus</italic>, <italic> Salmonella</italic> spp but is extremely rare in <italic>Streptococcus pneumoniae</italic> in postantibiotic era. We demonstrated the first case with multiple mycotic aneurysms simultaneously generated in the splenic and hepatic arteries in a patient with pneumococcal pneumonia.</p> </abstract>