Streptococcus pneumoniae-infected aneurysm extending from a persistent lobar pneumonia: case report and review of the literature

Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2002 May;21(5):389-92. doi: 10.1007/s10096-002-0724-2. Epub 2002 May 17.

Abstract

Presented here is the case of a 63-year-old patient with a Streptococcus pneumoniae-infected aneurysm extending from a persistent lobar pneumonia of the left lung into the thoracic aorta. The patient was successfully treated with surgery and high-dose penicillin, and he remained well at 6-month follow-up. A review of the English-language literature over the past 25 years revealed 22 cases of mycotic or infected aortic aneurysms due to Streptococcus pneumoniae; however, none of these cases resulted in a positive outcome for the patient. The characteristics of these cases are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Infected / complications*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / drug therapy
  • Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
  • Aorta, Abdominal / microbiology
  • Aorta, Abdominal / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Penicillin G / therapeutic use
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use
  • Pneumococcal Infections / complications*
  • Pneumococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Pneumococcal Infections / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae* / isolation & purification

Substances

  • Penicillins
  • Penicillin G