%0 Journal Article
%T Aeromonas hydrophila endocarditis with ruptured mycotic aneurysm of right renal artery
%A Alessandra Oliva
%A Denise DˇŻAluisio
%A Federico Faccenna
%A Marco Falcone
%A Maria Elena Pugliese
%A Sergio Morelli
%J -
%D 2016
%R https://doi.org/10.4081/idr.2016.6515
%X A eromonas hydrophila has been infrequently reported as a cause of infection in humans. It has been associated with a variety of clinical syndromes but Aeromonas-related endocarditis is extremely rare. We present the case of a 76- year-old diabetic patient who was admitted to our hospital due to severe lumbar pain resistant to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs accompanied by fever (up to 38.5ˇăC). The vital signs were normal and the physical examination was unremarkable except for tenderness over right flank. Laboratory investigation showed a mild leukocytosis (white blood cell count of 11,360ˇÁ106/L) with elevation of inflammatory markers. Cardiac ultrasound showed a large vegetation on the mitral valve. Abdominal computed tomogrpahy revealed a ruptured aneurysm of the right renal artery. Multiple sets of blood culture grew A. hydrophila
%K Infective endocarditis
%K Aeromonas hydrophila
%K Mycotic aneurysm
%U https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/6515