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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2019

Miliary tuberculosis presenting as bilateral superficial femoral artery mycotic aneurysm in an immunocompetent patient.

Fatehi Elzein, Nabeel Qatan, Abdullah Alghamdi, Ali Albarrak, Kiran Kalam

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Etiology and management outcomes of inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2026
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  2. CT Imaging Manifestations of Tuberculous Aortic Aneurysm.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2022
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  3. Tuberculous Aortic Aneurysm - A Review.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatehi ElzeinInfectious Diseases Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nabeel QatanVascular Surgery Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdullah AlghamdiUrology Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali AlbarrakInfectious Diseases Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kiran KalamInfectious Diseases Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycotic tuberculous aneurysm is extremely rare. The aorta is the main affected artery however; iliac and less commonly femoral arteries can also be affected. In 75% of the cases a contagious focus leads to infection through erosion of the vessel wall; on the other hand direct seeding of the blood vessel wall via the vasa vasorum may occur in 25%. In a large number of patients it may be a manifestation of miliary tuberculosis. In this case report we describe an immunocompetent patient who presented with bilateral superficial femoral artery aneurysms, followed by bilateral testicular swellings and inferior mesenteric artery aneurysm, as a presentation of military tuberculosis. Early diagnosis of such patients is essential for initiation of both medical and surgical treatment in order to avoid catastrophic outcome of rupture and bleeding.

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PMCPMC6365391
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