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. 2023 Jan;39(1):169-171.
doi: 10.6515/ACS.202301_39(1).20220625A.

Salmonella Aortitis Complicated with Ascending Aortic Dissection

Hao-En Jan  1 , Wen-Huang Lee  2 , Chih-Cheng Hsieh  3 , Yi-Shan Tsai  4 , Cong-Tat Cia  3   5
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Salmonella Aortitis Complicated with Ascending Aortic Dissection

Hao-En Jan et al. Acta Cardiol Sin. 2023 Jan.
No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic dissection; Bacteremia; Point-of-care ultrasound; Salmonellosis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Point-of-care ultrasound showed a crescent shape endovascular lesion (arrowhead) along the ascending aorta (A & B). Computed tomography angiogram showed intramural hematoma (*), aortic dissection, and thick aortic wall (arrow) suggesting aortitis (C & D).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Pre-contrast computed tomography (CT) image showed a high attenuation (70 Hounsfield units) lesion suggesting intramural hematoma (*) (A). Contrast-enchanced CT image showed varying thickening aortic wall (arrows) indicating aortitis, and intramural hematoma (*) (B). Parasternal long-axis view showed aortic root wall thickening (arrowhead) and dilated aortic root with a width of 4.34 cm (C). CT image showed severe aortic calcification at the suprarenal abdominal aorta (D).
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