AN INFECTED ANEURYSM OF FEMORAL SUPERFICI AL ARTERY CAUSED BY SALMONELLA-ENTERITIDIS IN A HIV-SEROPOSITIVE PATIENT

In the course of an infection with human immunodeficiency virus, a lar ge variety of complications affecting all organ systems can occur. How ever. complications affecting the vascular system demanding surgical i ntervention are rare. In the case presented we report a 67-year-old HI V-seropositive patient who underwent surgery for a huge abscess in the thigh. Intraoperatively unexpectedly we found a mycotic aneurysm of t he femoral superficial artery and the causactive bacterium proved to b e Salmonella enteritidis. Because of the rising number of HIV-infected patients we suspect that the amount of complications involving the va scular system and demanding surgical intervention will also increase. Therefore, when diagnosing and deciding on therapy for patients with A IDS, the physician must be awaren that vascular complications due as a result of HIV infection might occur more frequently in the future.