Abdominal mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting as chronic constipation.

Yaw-Tzeng Liou, Chun-Yi Tsai

The American journal of emergency medicine 2021 Apr

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A mycotic aneurysm is a life-threatening disease that usually presents with nonspecific symptoms. A prompt diagnosis is essential because of the risk of aneurysm rupture and high mortality rate. We describe a case of an abdominal mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting as chronic constipation for 3 weeks, without fever or abdominal pain. Point-of-care ultrasound has the ability to detect silent abdominal aortic aneurysms and serves as a follow-up tool for patients under medical treatment. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Yaw-Tzeng Liou, Chun-Yi Tsai. Abdominal mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting as chronic constipation. The American journal of emergency medicine. 2021 Apr;42:260.e1-260.e2