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Chest radiograph showing widened mediastinum.
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Chest X-ray (Figure 1) showed a widened mediastinum.
CT chest (sagittal view) showing emphysematous aortitis.
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CT angiogram demonstrated thoracic aortic wall thickening with significant periaortic gas and small focal outpouching concerning for mycotic aneurysm (Figures 2 and 3). CT abdomen also demonstrated numerous colonic diverticuli with inflammatory changes in the cecum consistent with diverticulitis (Figure 4).
CT chest (coronal view) showing emphysematous aortitis.
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CT angiogram demonstrated thoracic aortic wall thickening with significant periaortic gas and small focal outpouching concerning for mycotic aneurysm (Figures 2 and 3). CT abdomen also demonstrated numerous colonic diverticuli with inflammatory changes in the cecum consistent with diverticulitis (Figure 4).
CT abdomen showing evidence of cecal diverticulitis.
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CT angiogram demonstrated thoracic aortic wall thickening with significant periaortic gas and small focal outpouching concerning for mycotic aneurysm (Figures 2 and 3). CT abdomen also demonstrated numerous colonic diverticuli with inflammatory changes in the cecum consistent with diverticulitis (Figure 4).