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Mycotic aortic aneurysm in a debilitated patient with compromised immunity; beware of Candida!

Gunawardena, Thilina; Godakandage, Manujaya; Abeywickrama, Sachith; Cassim, Rezni; Wijeyaratne, Mandika.

J. Vasc. Bras. (Online); 20 (), 2021

Abstract Candida is a rare cause of infected aortic aneurysms. We report the case of a diabetic patient with end stage kidney disease who underwent repair of a leaking abdominal aortic aneurysm. He was on long-term antibiotic treatment for malignant otitis externa. Candida albicans was isolated from the ...

Aneurisma Infectado/complicaciones, Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/complicaciones, Candida albicans/patogenicidad, Tolerancia Inmunológica/inmunología, Otitis Externa/complicaciones, Aneurisma Infectado/etiología, Antibacterianos/efectos adversos, Aneurisma de la Aorta Abdominal/terapia

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Necrotizing Otitis Externa: A Disease Barely Known to Neurosurgeons

Necrotizing otitis externa (NOE), also known as malignant otitis externa (MOE), is a severe and rare infectious disease of the external auditory canal (EAC). Without treatment, it may progress to skull base involvement. The bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common causative agent (90% of the ca...