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Case Reports
. 2016 Nov 2;95(5):979.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0355.

Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia Resulting in Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Simon Smith  1   2 , Queen Okereke  1 , Josh Hanson  3   1
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Case Reports

Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia Resulting in Thoracic Aortic Dissection

Simon Smith et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. .
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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
(A) Coronal images revealing extravasation of contrast at the site of the calcified atherosclerotic plaque (arrow). (B) Sagittal images highlighting the calcified plaque with adjacent leak of contrast from the proximal (upper arrow) and mid-descending (lower arrow) thoracic aorta. (C) Sagittal image showing repair of the aortic dissection with graft in situ.
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