TY - JOUR
T1 - Clostridium septicum aortitis in a patient with extensive atheromatous disease of the aorta
AU - Annapureddy, Narender
AU - Agarwal, Shiv Kumar
AU - Kanakadandi, Vijay
AU - Sabharwal, Manpreet S.
AU - Ammakkanavar, Natraj
AU - Simoes, Priya
AU - Sanjani, Hari Priya
AU - Nadkarni, Girish N.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - A 69-year man presented with 3 days of progressively worsening abdominal pain, radiating to his back, with nausea and vomiting. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed evidence of aortitis, for which he eventually underwent surgery. The surgical specimen of the aorta grew Clostridium septicum that was treated with antibiotics.
AB - A 69-year man presented with 3 days of progressively worsening abdominal pain, radiating to his back, with nausea and vomiting. Computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed evidence of aortitis, for which he eventually underwent surgery. The surgical specimen of the aorta grew Clostridium septicum that was treated with antibiotics.
KW - Aneurysm
KW - Aortitis
KW - Clostridium septicum
KW - Pseudoaneurysm
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84880427332&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10156-012-0394-7
DO - 10.1007/s10156-012-0394-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 22410855
AN - SCOPUS:84880427332
SN - 1341-321X
VL - 18
SP - 948
EP - 950
JO - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
JF - Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy
IS - 6
ER -