ABSCESS OF THE AORTA*
Authors: CHARLES W. MILLS
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1933)

Article1 November 1933ABSCESS OF THE AORTAA CASE WITH PERFORATION WITHOUT ANEURYSMCHARLES W. MILLS, M.D., F.A.C.P., MAX PINNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.CHARLES W. MILLS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, MAX PINNER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-5-630 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPurulent lesions of the aorta are not frequent. Oetiker19in 1924 found 81 cases in the literature to which she added five observed in Askanazy's institute. Auerbach1in a recent publication brought the cases up to a total of 133; this does not include cases of carcinomatous or tuberculous origin. According to the latter author, in 42 of these cases rupture of the aorta occurred, but in only 12 cases did this happen without the preceding formation of an aneurysm. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Tucson, Arizona*Received for publication March 6, 1933.From the Desert Sanatorium and Institute for Research, Tucson, Arizona.†According to Spengler (1852), Rokitansky quotes an observation by Andral who described a case with about half a dozen hazel-nut sized abscesses below the intima of the aorta; but Rokitansky—still according to Spengler—doubted the correctness of Andral's observation. In 1856, Rokitansky21 discusses (without the above reference to Andral) purulent arteriitis leading to aneurysm and terminating in rupture or pyemia. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 November 1933Volume 7, Issue 5Page: 630-642KeywordsAbscessesAneurysmsAortaLesionsSepsis Issue Published: 1 November 1933 PDF downloadLoading ...