Capnocytophaga canimorsus mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm: why the mailman is afraid of dogs

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Feb;44(2):649-51. doi: 10.1128/JCM.44.2.649-651.2006.

Abstract

We describe the first case report of a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm secondary to Capnocytophaga canimorsus in an immunocompetent 65-year-old man. The exposure occurred after his dog scratched his arm and subsequently licked the wound. A review of C. canimorsus, a rarely pathogenic but potentially devastating bacterium, is also presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / pathology
  • Animals
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / microbiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / pathology
  • Capnocytophaga / isolation & purification*
  • Capnocytophaga / pathogenicity
  • Dogs
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / complications*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Wound Infection / complications*
  • Wound Infection / microbiology
  • Wound Infection / pathology