Are patients with POEMS syndrome at increased risk of Salmonella aortitis? uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We report a case of Salmonella infectious aortitis in a patient with POEMS (peripheral neuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein and skin changes) syndrome, possibly indicating that vasculopathy associated with POEMS syndrome may increase the risk of Salmonella endovascular infection.

publication date

  • October 23, 2008

Research

keywords

  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
  • Aortitis
  • POEMS Syndrome
  • Salmonella Infections
  • Shock, Septic

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 64649095500

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.07.011

PubMed ID

  • 18951055

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 3