Ruptured tibioperoneal trunk aneurysm caused by hypermucoviscous invasive Klebsiella pneumoniae infection: A case report

• Published in: Annals of vascular surgery. Brief reports and innovations Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 100287
• Main Authors: Ninomiya, Shintaro, Akai, Takafumi, Nishimura, Takanori, Furuya, Takatoshi, Nagai, Motoki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.06.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Coil embolization; Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae; Infrapopliteal pseudoaneurysm; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Tibioperoneal aneurysm; Coil embolization; Tibioperoneal aneurysm; CT; PA; Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae; Infrapopliteal pseudoaneurysm; hmKP; TP; PTA; Klebsiella pneumoniae; ATA

Ruptured tibioperoneal trunk aneurysms are rare, and Klebsiella pneumoniae is seldom reported as a causative bacterium of infectious aneurysms. We report a case of tibioperoneal trunk pseudoaneurysm caused by hypermucoviscous K. pneumoniae infection. The aneurysm ruptured and bled into the abscess c...