A Case of Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Infected by Clostridium septicum in a Patient with Colon Cancer / 감염과화학요법
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 205-209, 2009.
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en Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-721611
ABSTRACT
Infected aortic aneurysm a life-threatening disease entity. Clostridium septicum is a very rare pathogen of infected aneurysms that carries a high mortality rate and demonstrates a strong association with an derlying colonic or hematologic neoplasm. Herein, we report a case of ruptured aortic aneurysm infected by C. septicum in a patient with colon cancer. This is the first reported case of infected aneurysm caused by C. septicum in Korea. Early diagnosis, appropriate antibiotic therapy, and prompt surgical interventions are required considering the rapid downhill progression of C. septicum-induced infected aneurysm.
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Asunto principal:
Aneurisma de la Aorta
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Rotura de la Aorta
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Rotura
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Aneurisma Infectado
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Clostridium
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Colon
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Neoplasias del Colon
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Neoplasias Hematológicas
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Diagnóstico Precoz
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Clostridium septicum
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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