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Infected Aortic Aneurysm
Author(s) -
WACHTEL TOM J.,
PADIYAR NIRUPAMA
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1981.tb02190.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sepsis , aneurysm , complication , aortic aneurysm , surgery , radiology
Aortic aneurysms may become infected. This unusual complication carries a highly unfavorable prognosis. In any patient with sepsis and a known aneurysm, spread of the sepsis to the aneurysm should be suspected if no other source of infection can be found. A case report is presented, together with a brief review of the literature.