[A woman with anomalies next to an aortic aneurysm].
A 65-years-old woman developed low-grade fever several weeks after emergency-endovascular-repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging showed intensively increased peri-aortic metabolic activity. The inflammation was considered to be either of autoimmune or infectious nature, (un)related to the repair intervention. Analysis showed positive serological and PCR results for <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> pointing to Q-fever periaortitis.
Authors
- Sandra P Ferns
- K.G. van der Hem
- Robert J. Klaassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6913-2808)
- Sandra Srbljin
Institutions
- Zaans Medisch Centrum (NL)
- Phoenix Contact (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- Primary Topic
- Aortic aneurysm repair treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00