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GONZALEZ LOPEZ, Irelis et al. Infectious aneurysm of the aortic arch by Staphylococcus aureus in immunocompromised patients. Case report. Rev.Med.Electrón. [online]. 2015, vol.37, n.4, pp. 381-388. ISSN 1684-1824.

The infectious aneurysm is a rare and potentially lethal cause of aneurysm if it is not precocious diagnosed; it is the total infection of the arterial wall. Its epidemiology is changeable and, originally the bacterial endocarditis was the main cause; currently it appears in elder people with atherosclerotic disease and in patients with immunologic compromise. We present the case of a male patient, aged 38 years with personal pathological antecedents of immunodepression, who assisted the consultation with thoracic pain. Due to several symptoms he presented, a series of complementary exams was made, showing as a result a great saccular aneurism located in the aortic arch; a possible infectious origin was suggested.

Palabras clave : infectious aneurism; aortic arch; Staphylococcus aureus.

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