Abstract
We describe a case of a 42-year-old male patient with advanced autoimmune deficiency
syndrome (AIDS) (CD4 count of 16 cells/mm3) found to have a ruptured infected infrarenal aortic aneurysm. Emergent in situ repair
was performed with a Hemashield Dacron graft (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA). Aortic
tissue cultures grew group D Salmonella. Patient was placed initially on intravenous ciprofloxacin followed by lifelong oral
levofloxacin and trimethoprim. Over 2 years following repair, he remains asymptomatic,
with repair intact and no recurrent infection. This case is the first reported successful
long-term repair of a ruptured salmonella infected abdominal aortic aneurysm in the
setting of advanced AIDS.
Keywords
abdominal aortic aneurysm - mycotic aneurysm - AIDS - infection - ruptured aneurysm
- in situ repair - salmonella