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Molecular diagnosis of nonaneurysmal infectious aortitis

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1 Molecular diagnosis of nonaneurysmal infectious aortitis
Shinji Kanemitsu, MD, Takatsugu Shimono, MD, Akiko Nakamura, Kiyohito Yamamoto, MD, Hideo Wada, MD, Hideto Shimpo, MD  Journal of Vascular Surgery  Volume 53, Issue 2, Pages (February 2011) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Abdominal computed tomography. Arrow indicates the thickened periaortic tissue. This does not indicate aneurysmal formation or rupture. Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Pathologic findings of the surgical specimen of the aorta. A, Macroscopic image showing diffuse and tumorous thickening of the arterial wall. B, Microscopic image showing intense inflammatory change and fibrosis in the adventitia. Inflammatory cells are mainly lymphocytes, plasma cells, and eosinophils (hematoxylin and eosin, original magnification ×40). C, Immunostaining of IgG4 revealed numerous IgG4-positive plasma cells within the lesion (immunostaining of IgG4, ×400 original magnification). Journal of Vascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2011 Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions


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