Infectious aneurysm of the aortic arch by Staphylococcus aureus in immunocompromised patients. Case report

Authors

  • Irelis González López Hospital Docente Dr. Mario Muñoz. Colón, Matanzas
  • Enrique Marcos Sierra Benítez Filial universitaria de Ciencias médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.
  • Mairiannys Quianella León Pérez Filial universitaria de Ciencias Médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.
  • Mileyvis Álvarez Aragón Filial universitaria de Ciencias médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.
  • Liudys Sánchez Urra Filial universitaria de Ciencias médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzsa, Cuba.
  • Antonio Bofill Falcón Hospital Docente Dr. Mario Muñoz. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.

Keywords:

infectious aneurism, aortic arch, Staphylococcus aureus.

Abstract

The infectious aneurysm is a rare and potentially lethal cause of aneurysm if it is not precocious diagnosed; it is the total infection of the arterial wall. Its epidemiology is changeable and, originally the bacterial endocarditis was the main cause; currently it appears in elder people with atherosclerotic disease and in patients with immunologic compromise. We present the case of a male patient, aged 38 years with personal pathological antecedents of immunodepression, who assisted the consultation with thoracic pain. Due to several symptoms he presented, a series of complementary exams was made, showing as a result a great saccular aneurism located in the aortic arch; a possible infectious origin was suggested.

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Author Biographies

Irelis González López, Hospital Docente Dr. Mario Muñoz. Colón, Matanzas

Especialista de 1er grado Terapia Intensiva. Profesora asistente. Hospital Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Colón, Matanzas.

Enrique Marcos Sierra Benítez, Filial universitaria de Ciencias médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.

Estudiante 4to año medicina. Estudiante investigador. Alumno Ayudante de Medicina Interna.  Filial Universitaria de Ciencias Médicas Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón, Matanzas.

Mairiannys Quianella León Pérez, Filial universitaria de Ciencias Médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.

Estudiante 4to año medicina. Estudiante investigador. Alumno Ayudante de Medicina Interna. Filial Universitaria de Ciencias Médicas Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez.  Colón, Matanzas.

Mileyvis Álvarez Aragón, Filial universitaria de Ciencias médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.

Licenciada en Educación. Profesora asistente. Jefa del Dpto. Información Científica. Filial Universitaria de Ciencias Médicas Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez.  Colón, Matanzas.

Liudys Sánchez Urra, Filial universitaria de Ciencias médicas. Dr Eusebio Hernández Pérez. Colón. Matanzsa, Cuba.

Licenciada en SIS.  Especialista Principal Centro Municipal de Información. Filial Universitaria de Ciencias Médicas Dr. Eusebio Hernández Pérez.  Colón, Matanzas.

Antonio Bofill Falcón, Hospital Docente Dr. Mario Muñoz. Colón. Matanzas, Cuba.

Especialista de 1er Grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor asistente Hospital Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy. Colón, Matanzas.

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Published

2015-07-16

How to Cite

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González López I, Sierra Benítez EM, León Pérez MQ, Álvarez Aragón M, Sánchez Urra L, Bofill Falcón A. Infectious aneurysm of the aortic arch by Staphylococcus aureus in immunocompromised patients. Case report. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2015 Jul. 16 [cited 2025 May 9];37(4):381-8. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/1246

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 4 (2015)

Section

Presentation of cases

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