Capnocytophaga canimorsus Prosthetic Aortitis in an HIV-Positive Woman |
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| Authors: | Mathieu Rougemont Osman Ratib Jo?lle Wintsch Jacques Schrenzel Bernard Hirschel |
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| Institution: | Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerlanda;Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerlandb;Private Practice, Geneva, Switzerlandc |
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| Abstract: | A 49-year-old woman with a 15-year history of HIV-hepatitis C virus coinfection had aortic valve and ascending aorta replacement in 2007. She presented with abdominal pain, episodic diarrhea, and profuse sweating in 2010. Thoracoabdominal positron emission tomography-computed tomography finally suggested infectious aortitis, a diagnosis confirmed by a blood culture positive for Capnocytophaga canimorsus. |
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