A rare case of mycotic aortic aneurysm with Clostridium perfringens culture
Niki Tadayon,
Saleh Shahsavari,
Reyhane Yahya
et al.
Abstract:Key Clinical MessageAs only early diagnosis, prompt surgical intervention, and appropriate antibiotic therapy can decrease clostridial MAA mortality rate; keeping in mind a broad differential diagnosis in a patient with sepsis and unusual vascular symptoms is important.AbstractMycotic aortic aneurysm (MAA) is an infrequent but very consequential condition characterized by the pathological disruption of the aorta due to infection. Clostridium perfringens is a bacterium that falls under the taxonomic classificat… Show more
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