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False aneurysm formation after Salmonella virchow infection of a pre-existent ventricular aneurysm--survival after surgical resection.
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  1. S. Echevarria,
  2. R. Arjona,
  3. J. Alonso,
  4. J. A. Riancho,
  5. J. M. Revuelta,
  6. J. G. Macias
  1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santander, Spain.

    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.

    http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.65.761.168

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