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Isolated gonococcal ascending aorta aneurysm

We present a very rare case of an acute septic infection and vegetative mycotic aneurysm caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae in a 52-year old male. The aortic valve was bicuspid and calcified. He was successfully treated by the resection of the ascending aorta and the aortic valve with a replacement by...

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Main Authors: Pätilä, Tommi, Kurki, Tuula, Ihlberg, Leo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3380988/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22493096
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivs112
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