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ReviewInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2026

Group A Streptococcus-infected Aortic Aneurysm.

Mari Yamaoka, Yohei Kanzawa, Nobuya Sano, Masataka Ono, Shimpei Mizuki, Takahiro Nakajima, Naoto Ishimaru

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7 authors.

Mari YamaokaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Japan.
Yohei KanzawaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Japan.
Nobuya SanoDepartment of Pathology, Akashi Medical Center, Japan.
Masataka OnoDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Japan.
Shimpei MizukiDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Japan.
Takahiro NakajimaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Japan.
Naoto IshimaruDepartment of General Internal Medicine, Akashi Medical Center, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 64-year-old man presented with abdominal bloating and a fever. Initial imaging revealed an abdominal aneurysm suspected to be an infected aortic aneurysm (IAA); therefore, antibiotic treatment was initiated. Blood culture confirmed group A Streptococcus (GAS). Follow-up computed tomography revealed aneurysm expansion, confirming the diagnosis of IAA. The patient survived the emergency surgery. IAA is a potentially fatal disease with a high risk of rupture. IAA is rarely caused by GAS and is a diagnostic challenge owing to non-specific symptoms and imaging findings. We herein review reports of GAS-caused IAA and highlight diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas, including the optimal timing for surgery, which warrants further research.

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Aneurysm, InfectedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus pyogenesAnti-Bacterial AgentsHumansMaleMiddle AgedTomography, X-Ray ComputedAnti-Bacterial AgentsGASgroup A streptococcusinfected aortic aneurysmStreptococcus pyogenes

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PMID40803860
PMCPMC13070585

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