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Case Reports
. 2017 May 5:2017:bcr2017220520.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220520.

Emphysematous Salmonella aortitis with mycotic aneurysm

Sakolwat Montrivade  1 , Chanapong Kittayarak  2 , Gompol Suwanpimolkul  3 , Pairoj Chattranukulchai  1
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Case Reports

Emphysematous Salmonella aortitis with mycotic aneurysm

Sakolwat Montrivade et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Radiology (diagnostics); Vascular surgery.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Figure 1
Chest radiograph reveals abnormal soft tissue density silhouette with proximal descending aorta with air-filled collection (arrow).
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) Transverse view of contrast-enhanced CT of the aorta reveals 1.3×1.5 cm outpouching lesion protruded from the anterior aspect of proximal descending aorta (asterisks) with periaortic collection containing multiple air pockets (arrows). (B) Follow-up images after endovascular aortic graft implantation with carotid–left subclavian bypass graft show substantial decrease in size of periaortic abscess.
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