1. 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)
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2. 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×.)
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3. 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×.)
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