Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm presenting with epigastric pain and raised platelet count.
A 90-year-old man admitted to our hospital for recuperation after heart failure was found to have raised platelet count and a normocytic anemia. He then developed an acute abdomen and died. Post-mortem examination revealed ruptured superior mesenteric artery aneurysm. Reactive thrombocytosis and anemia were probably the only indication of
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Department of General Medicine, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, UK. Reshmar03@aol.com
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000740:Anemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000293:injuries*; D010976:Platelet Count; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis