Gas-forming clostridial mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. A case report.
Gas-forming mycotic aneurysms are extremely rare. A case is reported in which rupture of a gas-forming mycotic aneurysm of the distal abdominal aorta due to Clostridium paraputrificum occurred in an elderly male with a myeloproliferative disorder and a necrotic carcinoma of the colon.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
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