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. 1989 Mar;65(761):168–170. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.761.168

False aneurysm formation after Salmonella virchow infection of a pre-existent ventricular aneurysm--survival after surgical resection.

S Echevarria 1, R Arjona 1, J Alonso 1, J A Riancho 1, J M Revuelta 1, J G Macias 1
PMCID: PMC2429238  PMID: 2813237

Abstract

A 55 year old man with a left ventricular aneurysm, secondary to a previous myocardial infarction, was hospitalized due to a Salmonella virchow bacteraemia. During a 3-week hospital course he was persistently bacteraemic and febrile despite antibiotic treatment. Gallium isotope scanning and 2-D-echocardiography were helpful in demonstrating the presence of an infected false aneurysm at the site of a true aneurysm. Surgical resection in addition to prolonged antibiotic therapy was necessary for cure.

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