Nonaneurysmal suppurative aortitis
J. A. Bardin, G. M. Collins, J. B. Devin and N. A. Halasz
Two patients had nonaneurysmal suppurative aortitis. In one, the aortic
ruptured and the patient died. The second patient had Salmonella sepsis and
occlusion of the infrarenal aorta. He was treated with aortic resection and
extra-anatomic bypass, but died 20 months later of an unrelated illness.
Patients with Salmonella sepsis who are over 50 years of age or who are
suspected of having aortic atherosclerosis should be evaluated carefully
for aortitis since rupture or aneurysm formation is associated with a
dismal prognosis.
