Non-Aneurysmal Infectious Aortitis: A Case Report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 359-363

  Narang, Aneesh T ^a   Rathlev, Niels K ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

aortic aneurysm; aortic infections; bacterial aortitis; infected aneurysm; microbial aortitis; mycotic aneurysm

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; AGED; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; AORTITIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248214148     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.07.030     Document Type: Article

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