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KMID : 0984720090410030205
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Infection and Chemotherapy
2009 Volume.41 No. 3 p.205 ~ p.209
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A Case of Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Infected by Clostridium septicum in a Patient with Colon Cancer
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Choi Hae-Yoon
Park Cheong-Won
Noh Ji-Yun
Heo Jung-Yeon
Kim Mi-Jeong
Choi Won-Suk
Jo Yu-Mi
Song Joon-Young
Kim Woo-Joo
Cheong Hee-Jin
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Abstract
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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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KEYWORD
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Infected aortic aneurysm, Colon cancer, Clostridium septicum
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