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. 2020 Nov-Dec;35(6):970–976. doi: 10.21470/1678-9741-2019-0352

Table 3.

Etiology of aortic arch aneurysms.

Etiology n (%)
Mycotic[6,22,28,29,32,37,38,40] 12 (42.9)
    Salmonella[15,29] 2 (16.7)
    Clostridium septicum[38] 1 (8.3)
    Clostridium septicum, Enterobacter, and Streptococcus[40] 1 (8.3)
    Pseudomonas aeruginosa[32] 1 (8.3)
    Streptococcus dysgalactiae[32] 1 (8.3)
    Candida albicans[32] 1 (8.3)
Unspecified[6,22,28,32,37] 5 (41.7)
Atherosclerotic[12,20,28,31] 11 (39.3)
Penetrating aortic ulceration[4,18,33] 3 (10.7)
Traumatic[43] 1 (3.6)
Atherosclerotic/traumatic[34] 1 (3.6)