title: Spontaneous mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta.
abstract: Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta may dissect, become infected, and rupture spontaneously. Since the mortality of infected mycotic aneurysm is high, a rapid diagnosis is a must. We describe a patient with a spontaneous mycotic aneurysm accurately diagnosed by computed tomography.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed