Gas-Forming Clostridial Mycotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta
- 1 October 1976
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Angiology
- Vol. 27 (10), 602-609
- https://doi.org/10.1177/000331977602701007
Abstract
Gas-forming mycotic aneurysms are extremely rare. A case is reported in which rupture of a gas-forming mycotic aneurysm of the distal abdominal aorta due to Clostridium paraputrificum occurred in an elderly male with a myeloproliferative disorder and a necrotic carcinoma of the colon.Keywords
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