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Mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta caused by Aspergillus fumigatus. 1976

H D Rose, and J L Stuart

A 54-year-old diabetic patient had unexplained fever and embolic occlusion of the splenic, right renal, right hypogastric, right superficial femoral, and left popliteal arteries. Aspergillus fumigatus was recovered from a femoral clot. An aortogram revealed a mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta to be the source of the infected emboli. Surgical excision of the aneurysm and therapy with amphotericin B were unsuccessful.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000785	Aneurysm, Infected	Aneurysm due to growth of microorganisms in the arterial wall, or infection arising within preexisting arteriosclerotic aneurysms.	Aneurysm, Bacterial,Aneurysm, Mycotic,Mycotic Aneurysm,Bacterial Aneurysm,Bacterial Aneurysms,Fungal Aneurysm,Infected Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Fungal,Aneurysms, Bacterial,Aneurysms, Fungal,Aneurysms, Infected,Aneurysms, Mycotic,Fungal Aneurysms,Infected Aneurysms,Mycotic Aneurysms
D001014	Aortic Aneurysm	An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of AORTA.	Aneurysm, Aortic,Aneurysms, Aortic,Aortic Aneurysms
D001228	Aspergillosis	Infections with fungi of the genus ASPERGILLUS.	Aspergillus Infection,Aspergilloses,Aspergillus Infections,Infection, Aspergillus,Infections, Aspergillus
D001232	Aspergillus fumigatus	A species of imperfect fungi from which the antibiotic fumigatin is obtained. Its spores may cause respiratory infection in birds and mammals.	Aspergillus fumigates,Neosartorya fumigata,Sartorya fumigata