Pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta following Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteremia. A case report

Angiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 225-230

  Marinella, Mark A ^a,b  

^a Wright State Univ Sch of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FALSE ANEURYSM; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORACIC AORTA ANEURYSM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031921004     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331979804900309     Document Type: Article

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