Early Diagnosis of Nonaneurysmal Infectious Thoracic Aortitis Using Transesophageal Echocardiogram in a Patient with Purulent Meningitis

Figure 2

(a) Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) image of the proximal descending aorta (PDA) with sectioning plane at 0^∘. A large polypoid sessile vegetation (2.1 × 0.9 cm) attached to the intima can be seen at the beginning of descending thoracic aorta (arrow); (b) TEE image of the PDA with sectioning plane at 117^∘, showing the same vegetation (arrow).

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