Intra-arterial gas, a clue for diagnosis of infective aortic aneurysm
Daisuke Omura, M.D., Ph.D.1) 2), Masatoshi Ogata, M.D.2), Yoshio Sakane, M.D.2), Ryuichi Matsuo, M.D., Ph.D.2), Harushige Nakatsukasa, M.D., Ph.D.2) Hideharu Hagiya, M.D., Ph.D.1) and Fumio Otsuka, M.D., Ph.D.1)
1) Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of
Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; and
2) Department of Internal Medicine, Mizushima Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan
Corresponding author: Daisuke OMURA, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of General Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2-5-1 Shikata-cho, Kita-ku, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
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E-mail: me20011@s.okayama-u.ac.jp
Acknowledgement: None to report.
Conflict of Interest: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
Key words: aortic aneurysm; salmonella
Key Clinical Message: Clinicians should recognize the importance of infective aortic aneurysms, because it is an infrequent but highly lethal disease that cannot be ignored.
Authors’ Contribution: DO and HN: wrote the first draft and managed all the submission process. HH and FO: contributed to the clinical management of the patients and revised the manuscript.