Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine (Feb 2024)

Infected Ruptured Pseudo-aneurysm in Descending Aorta; a Case Report

  • Morteza Sanei Taheri,
  • Sayyed Mojtaba Nekooghadam,
  • Zahra Sadat Tabatabaei ,
  • Sahar Rezaei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v12i1.2203
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1

Abstract

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Aortitis is the inflammation of the aortic wall. It can be caused by both infectious and non-infectious etiologies. Mycotic aneurysm is a rare, serious medical condition and typically requires prompt treatment with antibiotics, surgical intervention, or endovascular procedures to prevent rupture and complications. Here we reported, a 66-year-old male patient with a medical history of diabetes and hypertension, who presented to the emergency department (ED) with left-sided hemiplegia. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed infarction in the right parietooccipital and left occipital lobes, demonstrating an embolic pattern. laboratory analysis revealed elevated levels of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), and white blood cell (WBC).

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