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. 1981 Oct;56(10):795–797. doi: 10.1136/adc.56.10.795

Infantile aortic aneurysm complicating umbilical arterial catheterisation

A B Colclough, A J Barson
PMCID: PMC1627318  PMID: 7305421

Abstract

A true aneurysm of the lower thoracic aorta in a preterm infant dying of septicaemia at 14½ weeks is described. This is a rare complication of infection associated with umbilical arterial catheterisation and the first case in which Pseudomonas aeruginosa was the likely causative organism.

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