Infectious Aortitis: A Life-Threatening Endovascular Complication of Nontyphoidal Salmonella Bacteremia

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(a) Transverse view of abdominal CT shows periaortic soft tissue thickening adjacent to aorta (arrow). (b) Coronal view of abdominal CT without IV contrast shows disruption of calcification in aortic wall (upper arrow) and periaortic soft tissue thickening around the infrarenal aorta and around bifurcation of aorta into common iliac arteries (lower arrow). (c) Sagittal view of abdominal CT, with IV contrast, shows pseudoaneurysm formation (upper arrow) and periaortic soft tissue thickening around the infrarenal aorta (lower arrow). (d) Reconstructive CT angiogram shows pseudoaneurysm formation (arrow).

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