title: Clostridium septicum aortitis in a patient with extensive atheromatous disease of the aorta.
abstract: A 69-year man presented with 3 days of progressively worsening abdominal pain, radiating to his back, with nausea and vomiting. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed evidence of aortitis, for which he eventually underwent surgery. The surgical specimen of the aorta grew Clostridium septicum that was treated with antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center, University Hospital for College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, 1000 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10019, USA.
authors.forename: Narender
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Annapureddy
authors.forename: Shiv Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kanakadandi
authors.forename: Manpreet S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.forename: Natraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ammakkanavar
authors.forename: Priya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Simoes
authors.forename: Hari Priya
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Sanjani
authors.forename: Girish N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Nadkarni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001011:Aorta / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001025:Aortitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D052557:Clostridium septicum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D058226:Plaque, Atherosclerotic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents