Adjacent Organ Involvement in Salmonella Aortic Aneurysms

Abstract

Salmonella aortic aneurysms occasionally affect adjoining organs. This study reports on 2 elderly men with fatal cases of Salmonella enteritidis involving adjacent organs: aortobronchial fistula from a thoracic aneurysm, and renal involvement from an infrarenal aneurysm. The hope of averting a tragic outcome lies in prompt clinical and radiological recognition followed by effective medical and early surgical interventions.

Extraintestinal Salmonellosis in the Immunocompromised: An Unusual Case of Pyomyositis

“…In contrast, focal infections such as osteomyelitis and endovascular infections tend to be caused by nontyphoidal salmonellae (NTS). While NTS commonly cause endovascular infections with mycotic aneurysm of aorta as the most common site [ 2 , 3 ], myositis and other soft tissue infections have been previously described [ 4 , 5 ]. The type of infection depends on both host factors and, to a lesser degree, on the serotype of salmonellae [ 6 ].…”