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Fulminant Infectious Aortitis With Ascending Aortic Rupture
The Annals of thoracic surgery, v 103(1), pp e11-e12
Jan 2017
PMID: 28007261
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Abstract
Infectious aortitis is associated with a high rate of acute aortic adverse events. However, the nonspecificity of symptoms and low sensitivity of blood cultures may delay early recognition of this condition. A 77-year-old man was incidentally found to have aortitis. His disease took a fulminant course and was complicated by dissection and rupture only 4 days after the diagnosis. Serial computed tomographic angiography provided valuable information about the development of aortitis into dissection and rupture. Postdissection histologic analysis revealed gram-positive cocci in the aortic wall.
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- Title
- Fulminant Infectious Aortitis With Ascending Aortic Rupture
- Creators
- Kinan Kassar (Corresponding Author) - Allegheny General HospitalMichael Lucke - Allegheny General HospitalCunfeng Pu - Allegheny General HospitalMasaki Tsukashita - Allegheny General Hospital
- Publication Details
- The Annals of thoracic surgery, v 103(1), pp e11-e12
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Report
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pathology (and Laboratory Medicine); General Internal Medicine
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000396527700004
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85006511964
- Other Identifier
- 991022130642204721
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- Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
- Respiratory System
- Surgery