International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 133-136 , June 2009

Hemoptysis From a Ruptured Mycotic Aneurysm Caused by Salmonella

  • Yu-Chung Kung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Wen-Yeh Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Wen-Yu Hsieh, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 92, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sen Sun

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yu-Chen Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 12 March 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70035-3

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70035-3

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 133-136 , June 2009

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