Clostridium septicum aortitis in a patient with extensive atheromatous disease of the aorta

Narender Annapureddy; Shiv Kumar Agarwal; Vijay Kanakadandi; Manpreet S Sabharwal; Natraj Ammakkanavar; Priya Simoes; Hari Priya Sanjani; Girish N Nadkarni

doi:10.1007/s10156-012-0394-7

Clostridium septicum aortitis in a patient with extensive atheromatous disease of the aorta

J Infect Chemother. 2012 Dec;18(6):948-50. doi: 10.1007/s10156-012-0394-7. Epub 2012 Mar 14.

Authors

Narender Annapureddy¹, Shiv Kumar Agarwal, Vijay Kanakadandi, Manpreet S Sabharwal, Natraj Ammakkanavar, Priya Simoes, Hari Priya Sanjani, Girish N Nadkarni

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center, University Hospital for College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, USA.

PMID: 22410855
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-012-0394-7

Abstract

A 69-year man presented with 3 days of progressively worsening abdominal pain, radiating to his back, with nausea and vomiting. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed evidence of aortitis, for which he eventually underwent surgery. The surgical specimen of the aorta grew Clostridium septicum that was treated with antibiotics.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Aorta / microbiology
Aorta / pathology
Aorta / surgery
Aortitis / drug therapy
Aortitis / microbiology*
Aortitis / surgery
Clostridium Infections / drug therapy
Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
Clostridium septicum / drug effects
Clostridium septicum / isolation & purification*
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / drug therapy
Plaque, Atherosclerotic / microbiology*

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents