A Case of a Mycotic Aneurysm of the Superficial Femoral Artery Infected by Mixed Bacterial Species

• DOI: 10.3400/avd.cr.11.00018
• Publication Date: 2011-08-16T05:20:30Z
• Authors: Thushan Dhananja ...; Suhashini Sriskantha; Mandika Wijeyaratne
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; 3. Good health

Contrast angiography demonstrated a saccular aneurysm in her left superficial femoral artery (SFA). The aneurysm and surrounding infected, necrotic muscle was excised, and the limb was re-vascularized in-situ. Cultures from the aneurysmal wall grew both coliform bacilli and staphylococcus aureus. A mycotic aneurysm of the SFA, following a previous gastroenteritis, harbouring both staphylococcal and coliforms, makes this case unique.