The Association of Infective Endocarditis and Mycotic Aneurysm of the Aorta

The differential diagnosis of infective aortitis, a disorder exemplified by the report of emphysematous salmonella-infected aneurysm of the aortic arch, includes an entity dating back to the pre-antibiotic era, namely, the entity of mycotic aortic aneurysm attributable to infective endocarditis (1,2). It has only been in the modern era, however, that imaging techniques have made it possible to identify the etiopathogenic pathway that links infection of the heart valves to infection of the aortic wall (3).
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research