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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Main Authors: Susana Urgiles, Harold Matos-Casano, Kyaw Zin Win, Jeronimo Berardo, Utpal Bhatt, Jilan Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1094837
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