AIDS and Salmonella-infected abdominal aortic aneurysm

C A Mestres; S Ninot; A M de Lacy; M T Castel; P Iranzo; A Azon; M Pera; J Mulet

AIDS and Salmonella-infected abdominal aortic aneurysm

Aust N Z J Surg. 1990 Mar;60(3):225-6.

Authors

C A Mestres¹, S Ninot, A M de Lacy, M T Castel, P Iranzo, A Azon, M Pera, J Mulet

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Clinico y Provincial, Barcelona, Spain.

PMID: 2327928

Abstract

The case of a bisexual male patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm requiring surgery is presented. Attention is drawn to the fact that an unpredictable number of operations will be needed in AIDS patients in the next future.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / complications*
Aneurysm, Infected / complications*
Aneurysm, Infected / surgery
Aorta, Abdominal / surgery
Aortic Aneurysm / complications*
Aortic Aneurysm / surgery
Aortic Rupture / complications*
Aortic Rupture / surgery
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Salmonella Infections / complications*