Lower respiratory tract infection and rapid expansion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>The rate of abdominal aortic aneurysm expansion is related to multiple factors. There is some evidence that inflammation can accelerate aneurysm expansion. However, the association between pulmonary sepsis and rapid abdominal aorti...

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Main Authors: Puppala Sapna, Vohra Ravinder S, Gamie Zakareya, Naylor Steven, Kent Patrick J, Scott D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/333