Open AccessMultiple Mycotic Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta Illustrated on MDCT Scanner
Author(s) -
Amit Nandan Dhar Dwivedi,
Ananthakrishnan Srinivasan,
Shivi Jain
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.163993
Subject(s) - medicine , mycotic aneurysm , etiology , radiology , abdominal aorta , aorta , pulsatile flow , disease , tuberculosis , aortic aneurysm , aneurysm , surgery , pathology
Infective mycotic aneurysm of the aorta is a rare and life-threatening disease. A patient presenting with constitutional symptoms and pulsatile abdominal mass should raise a suspicion of mycotic aneurysm. Early detection of aortic mycotic lesions in such patients should play a key role in the treatment of aortic aneurysms. Multiple mycotic aneurysms of abdominal aorta in a young male are a rare manifestation of the disease. Multidetector computerized tomography (CT) is an essential tool in identifying the etiology, pathogenesis, protean manifestations of systemic tuberculosis, and ultimately deciding the course of treatment