title: Spontaneous rupture of the abdominal aorta.
abstract: Fatal spontaneous rupture of the lower abdominal aorta in a previously healthy 61-year-old woman is reported; the possibility that she had the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology*; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000209:etiology