Infectious Aortitis with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 47-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Figure 4

This is a section of the vascular wall adjacent to the main thrombus. Neutrophilic infiltrates (thin arrow) can be appreciated within the layers of the wall. At the intimal side, there is fibrin deposition (thick arrow) indicating an endothelial state favorable towards coagulation.