Open reconstruction of Salmonella aortitis associated with a pseudoaneurysm of the infrarenal aorta

Abstract

Infectious aortitis is an uncommon vascular pathology that can be associated with development of pseudoaneurysms and mycotic aneurysms of the thoracic or abdominal aorta. Non-typhoidal Salmonellae most commonly cause gastroenteritis in adults and can rarely lead to infectious aortitis. In this report, we describe the case of a patient who presented with fevers and back pain and underwent treatment of a Salmonella-associated pseudoaneurysm of the infrarenal aorta with open in situ reconstruction.

Keywords

• Infectious aortitis
• Salmonella
• Aortic pseudoaneurysm