Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus
Emphysematous aortitis is a rare but lethal form of infectious vasculitis. This condition was found incidentally on computed tomography of the chest during the evaluation of a patient presenting with pneumonia coincident with adynamic ileus. The patient did not have a history of malignancy. While co...
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| author | Susana Urgiles Harold Matos-Casano Kyaw Zin Win Jeronimo Berardo Utpal Bhatt Jilan Shah |
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| description | Emphysematous aortitis is a rare but lethal form of infectious vasculitis. This condition was found incidentally on computed tomography of the chest during the evaluation of a patient presenting with pneumonia coincident with adynamic ileus. The patient did not have a history of malignancy. While colon cancer could not be ruled out, it is possible that ileus may have contributed to or resulted in bacterial translocation in this case. Appropriate investigations and empirical therapy against Clostridium septicum should be initiated in the presence of clinical and radiological findings suggestive of emphysematous aortitis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-82bb856995f54d7ea508f40fbe3b10472025-02-03T06:12:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332019-01-01201910.1155/2019/10948371094837Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with IleusSusana Urgiles0Harold Matos-Casano1Kyaw Zin Win2Jeronimo Berardo3Utpal Bhatt4Jilan Shah5Department of Internal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USADivision of Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USADivision of Infectious Disease, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, 374 Stockholm Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237, USAEmphysematous aortitis is a rare but lethal form of infectious vasculitis. This condition was found incidentally on computed tomography of the chest during the evaluation of a patient presenting with pneumonia coincident with adynamic ileus. The patient did not have a history of malignancy. While colon cancer could not be ruled out, it is possible that ileus may have contributed to or resulted in bacterial translocation in this case. Appropriate investigations and empirical therapy against Clostridium septicum should be initiated in the presence of clinical and radiological findings suggestive of emphysematous aortitis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1094837 |
| spellingShingle | Susana Urgiles Harold Matos-Casano Kyaw Zin Win Jeronimo Berardo Utpal Bhatt Jilan Shah Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus |
| title_full | Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus |
| title_fullStr | Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus |
| title_short | Emphysematous Aortitis due to Clostridium septicum in an 89-Year-Old Female with Ileus |
| title_sort | emphysematous aortitis due to clostridium septicum in an 89 year old female with ileus |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1094837 |
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