Aortic Root Abscess Presenting as Pyrexia of Unknown Origin and the Importance of Echocardiography

Figure 1

(a) Midesophageal-aortic valve short-axis view showing aortic root abscess (arrowheads) in relation to noncoronary cusp. (b) Midesophageal-LV long-axis view showing vegetation (VEG) on the base of anterior mitral leaflet with aortic root abscess (ABSCESS). LV: left ventricle; LA: left atrium; AO: aorta; VEG: vegetation; ABSCESS: aortic root abscess.

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