TY - JOUR
T1 - Q fever (Coxiella burnetii) causing an infected thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
AU - Bendermacher, Bianca L. W.
AU - Peppelenbosch, Arnoud Gerardus
AU - Daemen, Jan Willem H. C.
AU - Lashof, Astrid M. L. Oude
AU - Jacobs, Michael J.
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - We report a patient, which we believe is the first, with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, Crawford type IV, caused by Q fever (Coxiella burnetii). Treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy started preoperatively and continued postoperatively and an open repair, including resection of the infected aneurysm, replacement with a rifampin-soaked polyester graft, and an ()mental wrap covering the grafts. After 13 months of follow-up, the patient had no signs of infection, and results of laboratory findings were normal. (J Vase Surg 2011;53:1402-4.)
AB - We report a patient, which we believe is the first, with a thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm, Crawford type IV, caused by Q fever (Coxiella burnetii). Treatment consisted of antibiotic therapy started preoperatively and continued postoperatively and an open repair, including resection of the infected aneurysm, replacement with a rifampin-soaked polyester graft, and an ()mental wrap covering the grafts. After 13 months of follow-up, the patient had no signs of infection, and results of laboratory findings were normal. (J Vase Surg 2011;53:1402-4.)
U2 - 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.11.102
DO - 10.1016/j.jvs.2010.11.102
M3 - Article
C2 - 21276689
SN - 0741-5214
VL - 53
SP - 1402
EP - 1404
JO - Journal of Vascular Surgery
JF - Journal of Vascular Surgery
IS - 5
ER -