Infective Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm Caused by Campylobacter fetus

Intern Med. 2015;54(16):2021-4. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.54.4845. Epub 2015 Aug 15.

Abstract

A 67-year-old man with a persistent high fever was diagnosed to have an infective aneurysm in his left internal iliac artery. A blood culture detected a gram-negative spiral rod that was first identified as Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis based on a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) analysis. However, the strain was finally confirmed to be Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus based on a genetic analysis. The infection was successfully treated with emergency resection of the aneurysm, followed by 4 weeks of antibiotic therapy. Involvement of the peripheral artery is uncommon in cases of C. fetus-infective aneurysm. To figure out the epidemiology and pathogenicity of C. fetus infection, the accurate identification of the responsible organisms is essential.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Infected / diagnosis*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / drug therapy
  • Aneurysm, Infected / surgery
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Campylobacter Infections / diagnosis*
  • Campylobacter Infections / drug therapy
  • Campylobacter Infections / surgery
  • Campylobacter fetus / isolation & purification*
  • Cefotaxime / administration & dosage
  • Fever / etiology
  • Fever / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Iliac Aneurysm / diagnosis*
  • Iliac Aneurysm / drug therapy
  • Iliac Aneurysm / surgery
  • Iliac Artery / microbiology*
  • Levofloxacin / administration & dosage
  • Male
  • Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization* / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Levofloxacin
  • Cefotaxime