Ascending aortitis and aortic valve endocarditis in an infant

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Ascending aortitis and aortic valve endocarditis in an infant Dilip S. Nath, MD, Angela J. Shin, BS, Daniel P. Nussbaum, BS, Darren Berman, MD, Vaughn A. Starnes, MD, Winfield J. Wells, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 139, Issue 4, Pages e90-e91 (April 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.030 Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Gross image of the aorta showing irregular mural vegetation adjacent to an area of mural necrosis and early aneurysm formation. (Original magnification, 1.5×.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, e90-e91DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.030) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Trichrome staining of the aortic aneurysm shows red blood cell infiltration of the aortic wall. Colonies of gram-positive cocci are stained red. (Original magnification, 20×.) The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, e90-e91DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.030) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions