Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta Caused by Campylobacter fetus: A Rare Cause of Lumbar Pain

Authors

  • Ana Vaz Cristino Serviço de Medicina Interna - Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, EPE, Vila Real, Portugal
  • Isabel Militão Serviço de Medicina Interna - Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, EPE, Vila Real, Portugal
  • Fernando Salvador Serviço de Medicina Interna - Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, EPE, Vila Real, Portugal
  • Paulo Carrola Serviço de Medicina Interna - Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, EPE, Vila Real, Portugal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24950/rspmi.946

Keywords:

Aortic Aneurysm, Campylobacter fetus, Zoonoses

Abstract

Campylobacter fetus is a zoonotic agent rarely associated with disease in humans. However, it may cause serious and potentially deadly infections in multiple organs, so it is important to consider this agent when the right epidemiological context is
present. We report a case of an abdominal aortic mycotic aneurysm infected with C. fetus in a previously healthy man.

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2015-09-30

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Vaz Cristino A, Militão I, Salvador F, Carrola P. Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta Caused by Campylobacter fetus: A Rare Cause of Lumbar Pain. RPMI [Internet]. 2015 Sep. 30 [cited 2025 Apr. 24];22(3):160-2. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/946

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Vol. 22 No. 3 (2015): Julho/ Setembro

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Case Reports

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