Case Report

Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin

Volume: 3 Number: 4 December 1, 2017
  • Ayşegül Beste Öztepe *
  • Andaç Komaç
  • Rıfat Somay
  • Şükran Köse
  • Harun Akar

Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin

Abstract

Mycotic aneurysms and infected aneurysms are synonyms. Mycotic aneurysm secondary to tuberculosis is a rare entity. In this article we report a case presenting with fever of unknown origin and abdominal pain and diagnosed with mycotic aortic aneurysm secondary to miliary tuberculosis, paraaortic lymph node involvement which is ultimately referred for surgery after anti-tuberculosis treatment.

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Ayşegül Beste Öztepe * This is me

Andaç Komaç This is me

Rıfat Somay This is me

Şükran Köse This is me

Harun Akar This is me

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December 1, 2017

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November 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 3 Number: 4

APA
Öztepe, A. B., Komaç, A., Somay, R., Köse, Ş., & Akar, H. (2017). Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi, 3(4), 112-116. https://izlik.org/JA67RL54YD
AMA
1.Öztepe AB, Komaç A, Somay R, Köse Ş, Akar H. Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi. 2017;3(4):112-116. https://izlik.org/JA67RL54YD
Chicago
Öztepe, Ayşegül Beste, Andaç Komaç, Rıfat Somay, Şükran Köse, and Harun Akar. 2017. “Tubercular Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting With Fever of Unknown Origin”. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi 3 (4): 112-16. https://izlik.org/JA67RL54YD.
EndNote
Öztepe AB, Komaç A, Somay R, Köse Ş, Akar H (December 1, 2017) Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi 3 4 112–116.
IEEE
[1]A. B. Öztepe, A. Komaç, R. Somay, Ş. Köse, and H. Akar, “Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin”, İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 112–116, Dec. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA67RL54YD
ISNAD
Öztepe, Ayşegül Beste - Komaç, Andaç - Somay, Rıfat - Köse, Şükran - Akar, Harun. “Tubercular Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting With Fever of Unknown Origin”. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi 3/4 (December 1, 2017): 112-116. https://izlik.org/JA67RL54YD.
JAMA
1.Öztepe AB, Komaç A, Somay R, Köse Ş, Akar H. Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi. 2017;3:112–116.
MLA
Öztepe, Ayşegül Beste, et al. “Tubercular Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm Presenting With Fever of Unknown Origin”. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi, vol. 3, no. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 112-6, https://izlik.org/JA67RL54YD.
Vancouver
1.Ayşegül Beste Öztepe, Andaç Komaç, Rıfat Somay, Şükran Köse, Harun Akar. Tubercular mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting with fever of unknown origin. İstanbul Bilim Üniversitesi Florence Nightingale Tıp Dergisi [Internet]. 2017 Dec. 1;3(4):112-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67RL54YD