| Autor: |
Chien-Jen Kao, Wen-Han Chang, Wai-Mau Choi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2007 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
International Journal of Gerontology, Vol 1, Iss 3, Pp 134-137 (2007) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1873-9598 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/S1873-9598(08)70035-8 |
| Popis: |
Infected aortic aneurysms are uncommon. Their nonspecific clinical symptoms make them easy for doctors to miss, and then severe complications and high mortality come weeks later. We present a 73-year-old man who had nonspecific low-back pain and was found to have infectious aortitis with positive culture of Salmonella. His condition changed from a non-dilating aorta with periaortic air to a nearly ruptured pseudoaneurysm over 1 month. After receiving a grafting surgery with antibiotic therapy, the patient was discharged under stable conditions. Relevant literature is also reviewed. |
| Databáze: |
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