Gas-forming clostridial mycotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. A case report

Angiology. 1976 Oct;27(10):602-9. doi: 10.1177/000331977602701007.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aneurysm, Infected / microbiology*
  • Aneurysm, Infected / physiopathology
  • Aorta, Abdominal
  • Aortic Aneurysm / microbiology*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / physiopathology
  • Clostridium Infections / microbiology*
  • Clostridium Infections / physiopathology
  • Gases
  • Humans
  • Male

Substances

  • Gases