Pleurésie exsudative révélant un anévrisme infectieux de l'aorte abdominale

In the face of a sero-sanguinous pleurisy, particularly if associated with unexplained symptoms of infection, a search should be made for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Surgical treatment of the aneurysm should be undertaken if the general condition of the patient and the localisation and morphology of the aneurysm permit.