piperacillin--tazobactam-drug-combination and Aortitis

The development of an abdominal aortic aneurysm secondary to infectious aortitis following solid organ transplantation is a rare event that in the absence of surgical intervention, can lead to uncontrolled sepsis, catastrophic hemorrhage and death. Arterial allografts have been a viable surgical option for the past 30 years, although operative modalities have undergone a paradigm shift in recent years. We describe the first case in the literature of a liver transplant recipient who developed an infrarenal aortic aneurysm secondary to Salmonella bacteraemia, which was treated successfully with aortic allograft transplantation.

Topics: Aged; Aorta; Aorta, Thoracic; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal; Aortitis; Bacteremia; Female; Humans; Liver; Liver Transplantation; Penicillanic Acid; Piperacillin; Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; Radiography; Salmonella enteritidis; Salmonella Infections; Transplantation, Homologous