A Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Edwardsiella Tarda

Abstract

Edwardsiella tarda is a bacterium belonging to the family Enterobacteriaceae that is widely distributed in nature and rarely infects humans through ingestion of infected fish, shellfish, or aquatic animals. In humans, Edwardsiella tarda mainly causes intestinal infections, but serious extraintestinal infections have also been reported. In this report, we describe a case of an infected abdominal aortic aneurysm caused by Edwardsiella tarda that presented to our hospital with fever and lower back pain, and successfully underwent in situ prosthetic graft replacement and omental coverage.