• Am J Emerg Med · Apr 2021

    Case Reports

    Abdominal mycotic aortic aneurysm presenting as chronic constipation.

    • Yaw-Tzeng Liou and Chun-Yi Tsai.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan.
    • Am J Emerg Med. 2021 Apr 1; 42: 260.e1-260.e2.

    AbstractA 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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