Staphylococcal thoracic aortitis complicated by aortic dissection

BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of aortitis is often delayed as symptoms are largely non-specific. We report a case of Staphylococcal thoracic aortitis in a 73-year-old Chinese woman complicated by aortic dissection. METHODS: The patient presented with pyrexia of unknown origin, and a contrast enhanced co...

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Autores principales: Yih Lim, Paul Chun, Hua Lee, Jean Mui, Chua, Yeow Leng, Chia, Stanley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25215111
http://dx.doi.org/10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.02.013

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4129830/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25215111
http://dx.doi.org/10.5847/wjem.j.issn.1920-8642.2013.02.013

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