True mycotic false aneurysm due to aspergillus: Three lesions in two cases and literature review

Marcello Barbosa Barros; Francisco S. Lozano; Ramón Gomez–Zancajo; José Torres

doi:10.1007/s00547-005-1093-3

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 2005; 14(1): 40-44
DOI: 10.1007/s00547-005-1093-3

True mycotic false aneurysm due to aspergillus: Three lesions in two cases and literature review

Marcello Barbosa Barros¹ , Francisco S. Lozano¹ , Ramón Gomez–Zancajo² , José Torres¹

¹Vascular Surgery Unit, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
²Urology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain

Marcello Barbosa Barros Sponsored by the Carolina Foundation, Spain.

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Abstract

Mycotic infection of the blood vessels is extremely rare and is associated more frequently with the presence of a vascular prosthetic graft. In this article we report three cases of pseudoaneurysm formation due to Aspergillus infection in two kidney transplant recipients receiving kidneys from the same donor. Some considerations and a brief review of the literature and discussion of the existent reported cases are presented.

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