Rupture of a pseudo aneurysm of the abdominal aorta in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 198-200

  Ando, Takashi ^a   Makuuchi, Haruo ^a   Kitanaka, Yosuke ^a   Koizumi, Hirotaka ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human immunodeficiency virus; Leukocytoclastic vasculitis; Pseudoaneurysm

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955675919     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5761/atcs.cr.09.01485     Document Type: Article

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