Table 1.
Reported cases of infectious abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
| Case | Age, gender | Symptoms | Positive imaging study | Blood culture | Source of infection | Treatment | Outcome |
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| (1) 1945 | 60, M | Fever | ? | − | Pneumonia | Antibiotics | Died |
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| (2) 1966 | 76, F | Fever, back pain | ? | + | Unknown | Antibiotics | Died |
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| (3) 1983 | 48, M | Fever, back pain | CT bone scan | + | Pneumonia | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (4) 1985 | 48, M | Fever, abdominal pain | CT | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (5) 1988 | 51, M | Fever, back and abdominal pain | ? | + | Unknown | None | Died |
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| (6) 1988 | 71, F | Fever, abdominal pain | CT gallium | − | Endocarditis, septic joint | Antibiotics, surgery | Died |
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| (7) 1991 | 87, M | Back pain | CT angiogram | − | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (8) 1992 | 59, F | Fever, back pain | CT | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (9) 1992 | 77, M | Back pain | CT | − | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (10) 1993 | ? | Fever | ? | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (11) 1995 | 67, M | Unknown | CT | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (12) 1997 | 30, M | Fever, cough | CT angiogram | + | Pneumonia | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (13) 1997 | 62, M | Fever, back pain, and groin pain | Autopsy | + | Pneumonia, meningitis | Antibiotics | Died |
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| (14) 1998 | 54, M | Fever | CT MRI | + | Unknown | Antibiotics | Survived |
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| (15) 1998 | 62, F | Fever, back pain | ? | − (tissue culture +) | Epidural abscess | Antibiotics | Survived |
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| (16) 1998 | 54, M | Fever, back pain | ? | − (tissue culture +) | Endocarditis, meningitis | Antibiotics | Died |
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| (17) 1999 | 60, M | Fever, back pain | CT MRI | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Died |
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| (18) 1999 | 52, F | Fever, back pain | CT | + | Spondylodiscitis | Antibiotics | Died |
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| (19) 1999 | 65, F | Abdominal and back pain, weight loss | CT abdominal ultrasonography | − (tissue culture +) | Pneumonia | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (20) 2001 | 60, F | Asymptomatic | Ultrasonography | − (tissue culture +) | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (21) 2001 | 66, M | Abdominal pain, fever | Ultrasonography | − (tissue culture +) | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (22) 2001 | 69, F | Fever, back pain | CT | − (tissue culture +) | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (23) 2002 | 30, F | Fever, back pain | CT | + (tissue culture +) | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (24) 2003 | 72, M | Fever, conscious disturbance | CT angiogram | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (25) 2004 | 69, F | Fever, shoulder pain, abdominal pain, and diarrhea | CT | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (26) 2004 | 62, M | Fever, cough, and testicular abdominal pain | CT MRI | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (27) 2005 | 44, M | Back and groin pain | Angiogram | + | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (28) 2006 | 72, M | Abdominal and back pain, fever | CT | − (tissue culture +) | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (29) 2006 | 69, F | Back pain | CT | − (PCR +) | Unknown | Antibiotics, surgery | Survived |
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| (30) 2007 | 75, M | Fever abdominal pain, anorexia, and weight loss | CT | + | Pneumonia | Antibiotics, surgery | Died |
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| Our case | 63, M | Weakness, back pain, and consciousness disorder | CT | + | Meningitis | Antibiotics, Surgery | Survived |
Cited from [5] with our case added.
S. pneumoniae: Streptococcus pneumoniae.