Abstract

BETANCUR, Carlos Alberto; GIRALDO, Juan David; SALDARRIAGA CARDENO, Eugenia Lucía  and  MEJIA GOMEZ, Catalina. Aortitis with bacteriemia by Streptococcus equi zooepidemicus. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2009, vol.34, n.2, pp.85-87. ISSN 0120-2448.

Infections by Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus occur in animals. In human beings these infections are generally accidental, and few cases have been reported. We present the case of a 56-year-old male, a butcher, who presented with abdominal pain. Aneurismatic dilatation of the aorta below the renal arteries was documented by CT-scanning. A purulent collection and arterial ulceration were found during surgery; Streptococcus equi zooepidemicus was isolated from the collection and from blood cultures.

Keywords : aortitis; S. equi zooepidemicus.

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