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Aortitis causing rapid growth of a mycotic aortic aneurysm

Mycotic infrarenal aortic aneurysms are rare and often masquerade as other abdominal pathology. We present a case where serial imaging made the diagnosis and provided an insight into the pathophysiology of mycotic aneurysm. A 71-year-old man presents with abdominal pain, rigours and dysuria. Compute...

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Autores principales: Williams, Zoheb Berry, Ryden, Lauren E., Organ, Nicole M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4803833/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27009324
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjw040