A Rare Case of Mycotic Aortic Pseudoaneurysm

Abstract

Introduction echography revealed a retroperitoneal effusion. A CT scan diagnosed a pseudoaneurysm of the infrarenal Mycotic aortic aneurysms due to Salmonella are asabdominal aorta (Fig. 2), without associated spondylodiskitis or vertebral osteomyelitis. Angiography sociated with high morbidity and mortality, due to rapid expand and rupture. Cases previously reported confirmed the pseudoaneurysm, and revealed a posterior rupture of the aortic wall, in front of the knitted involved patients over age 50, with pre-existing atherosclerotic disease, and frequent diabetes mellitus. L2 vertebra. We report a pseudoaneurysm in a young patient, without any atherosclerotic disease, with a documented history of lumbar vertebral fracture, followed by recurrent episodes of gastro-enteritis.