Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
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Aneurysm, Infected / physiopathology
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Aorta, Abdominal
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Aortic Aneurysm / microbiology*
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Aortic Aneurysm / physiopathology
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Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
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Clostridium Infections / physiopathology
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Gases
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Humans
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Male