Acute aortic occlusion with sudden paraplegia secondary to Aspergillus niger embolism from Aspergillus niger aortitis

Russell W Jamieson; William A Wallace; Jehangir N Din; Zahid Raza

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2011.04.056

Acute aortic occlusion with sudden paraplegia secondary to Aspergillus niger embolism from Aspergillus niger aortitis

Russell W Jamieson, William A Wallace, Jehangir N Din, Zahid Raza

Deanery of Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences

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Acute aortic occlusion caused by a saddle embolus is a rare vascular emergency. Associated sudden paraplegia secondary to spinal cord ischemia is even more uncommon. Aspergillus surgical site infection is typically linked to cardiac surgery but is exceptional. Here we present a case that combines all of these factors. A 67-year-old man presented with sudden paraplegia from acute aortic occlusion with a saddle embolus from Aspergillus niger aortitis 4 months after aortic valve replacement and aortoplasty. We believe this to be the second reported case of Aspergillus niger aortitis and the first presenting as aortic occlusion with paraplegia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1472-4
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume	54
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2011.04.056
Publication status	Published - Nov 2011

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Acute Disease
Aged
Antifungal Agents
Aorta
Aortitis
Aortography
Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Aspergillosis
Aspergillus niger
Embolectomy
Embolism
Fatal Outcome
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
Humans
Male
Multiple Organ Failure
Paraplegia
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome

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Acute aortic occlusion with sudden paraplegia secondary to Aspergillus niger embolism from Aspergillus niger aortitis

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