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Abdominal aortic aneurysm and Coxiella burnetii infection: Report of three cases and review of the literature Carmine Sessa, MD, PhD, Lulzim Vokrri, MD, Paolo Porcu, MD, Max Maurin, MD, PhD, Jean Paul Stahl, MD, Jean-Luc Magne, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages (July 2005) DOI: /j.jvs Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig 1 Computed tomography scan of the patient in case 1shows a saccular coeliac aortic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig 2 Serologic profile of patient in case 1. Phase II and Phase I are indicative of acute and chronic infection, respectively. *Recurrent fever after antibiotics discontinuation; **recurrent fever despite antibiotics; ***coeliac aortic aneurysm resection with 3 years antibiotic therapy. IgG, Immunoglobulin G; IgA, immunoglobulin A. Journal of Vascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig 3 An intraoperative view of coeliac aortic aneurysm in the case 1 patient. Journal of Vascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig 4 A computed tomography scan taken at the 15-year follow-up of the patient in case 1 shows aortic graft dilatation. Journal of Vascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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Fig 5 A computed tomography scan taken at the 15-year follow-up of the patient in case 1 shows an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Journal of Vascular Surgery , DOI: ( /j.jvs ) Copyright © 2005 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
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