An Unusual Aortic Aneurysm in an Infant
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- 1 October 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 36 (189) , 565-568
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.36.189.565
Abstract
An aneurysm of the thoracic aorta in a female infant causing death at the age of 4 months is described. The aetiology of the lesion is obscure but it is considered that the balance of evidence is in favour of presuming it to be a congenital mycotic aneurysm.Keywords
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