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Case Reports
. 2009 Jul;47(7):2340-3.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00142-09. Epub 2009 May 20.

Mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with Legionella anisa

Masaki Tanabe  1 , Hiroshi Nakajima, Akiko Nakamura, Takayasu Ito, Mashio Nakamura, Takatsugu Shimono, Hideo Wada, Hideto Shimpo, Tsutomu Nobori, Masaaki Ito
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Case Reports

Mycotic aortic aneurysm associated with Legionella anisa

Masaki Tanabe et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2009 Jul.

Abstract

Legionella anisa is rarely associated with human disease. Its gene was identified by broad-range PCR in whole blood and excised tissue from a patient with a culture-negative mycotic aneurysm and was considered as a possible pathogen. This case report is potentially useful for the future diagnosis of intravascular infection.

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Figures

FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
(A) Enhanced CT upon admission showing a pseudoaneurysm (arrows) at the anastomotic site of the artificial vessel and the right common iliac artery. (B) 67Ga scintigraphy showing abnormal uptake (arrows) at the same site as the pseudoaneurysm.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
(A) Excised aortic graft attached to the iliac artery and infected aneurysm (dimensions, 2.0 by 2.5 cm). (B) Pathological tissue sample stained with hematoxylin and eosin showing infiltration of inflammatory cells including neutrophils and atherosclerotic change.
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