CANDIDA INFECTION WITH ANEURYSM FORMATION IN THE JUXTARENAL AORTA

We report a case of an elderly patient with diabetes with calcific aor tic atherosclerosis in whom a juxtarenal aortic aneurysm developed aft er Candida fungemia. Our approach included extraanatomic reconstructio n of the lower extremities, hepatorenal arterial bypass of the right k idney, retroperitoneal excision of the infected aortic segment, intrav enous administration of amphotericin B after operation, and lifetime s uppression of Candida organisms with oral antifungal therapy.