Endocarditis Caused by Arthrographis kalrae Javier de Diego Candela, Alberto Forteza, MD, Diana García, MD, Gustavo Prieto, MD, Raquel Bellot, MD, Susana Villar, MD, Jose María Cortina, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 90, Issue 1, Pages e4-e5 (July 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.021 Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 This computed tomography image of the thorax shows a large mass (arrow) in the ascending aorta, just before the aortic arch. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, e4-e5DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.021) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 The large mass (white arrow) inside the tubular graft (black arrow) occupied most of its lumen. It infiltrated the ostium of the left main coronary artery. The mass was positive for Arthrographis kalrae. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2010 90, e4-e5DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.04.021) Copyright © 2010 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions