Aortic rupture from MSSA aortitis in a healthy 21-year-old: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious aortitis is a rare disease affecting predominantly older individuals with pre-existing conditions. We report an unusual case of a healthy, athletic 21-year old male, who developed extensive aortitis with consecutive aortic rupture.

Case presentation

A 21-year old male reported to the emergency department of a local hospital with persisting symptoms of a respiratory tract infection. After admission and initial antibiotic therapy symptoms aggravated and the patient presented with staphylococcus aureus (methicillin-susceptible, MSSA) bacteraemia and a pericardial effusion. After the operative drainage, a routine CT-scan showed a rupture of the aortic arch. The patient was transferred to our hospital and operated. Histopathological analysis of resected aort

SUBMITTER: Kinzinger J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690921 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature