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case_images: CT abdominal angiograms in a 70-year-old gentleman showing a ruptured infra-renal abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm (white arrow in a, and c). His blood cultures were positive for Salmonella paratyphi A. Repeat CT angiogram after antibiotic therapy showed thrombosis of the pseudoaneurysm (white arrows in b, and d).
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case_images: CT abdominal angiography was performed, which revealed ruptured infrarenal abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm with surrounding hematoma (Fig. 1). A repeat CT angiogram showed complete thrombosis of the previous aortic lesion and abdominal aorta (Fig. 1).
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case_images: CECT thorax in a 66-year-old gentleman showing a large thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm, with surrounding hematoma. His blood cultures were positive for Streptococcus pneumoniae.
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case_images: With a clinical working diagnosis of possible tuberculosis due to abdominal symptoms and the high prevalence of tuberculosis in our region, CECT thorax and abdomen was done, which revealed a large thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm, with surrounding hematoma and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (Fig. 2).
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case_images: Chest radiograph in a a 70-year-old gentleman showing mediastinal widening (a). His aortogram subsequently revealed a rupture descending thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm (b). His blood cultures were positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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case_images: The pseudoaneurysm was directed anteromedially and causing mass effect over the oesophagus and left atrium in the form of anterior displacement (Fig. 3).