Extended emphysematous aortitis of the ascending aorta: An unusual fatal presentation of aortic valve endocarditis due to Clostridium Septicum

Cardiol J. 2022;29(4):722-723. doi: 10.5603/CJ.2022.0065.

Authors

Denis Dubois¹, Aurélie Dozier², Guillaume Schurtz¹, François Pontana³, Gilles Lemesle^{4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Heart and Lung Institute, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France.
² Infectious Disease Department, Arras Hospital Center, Arras, France.
³ Service de Radiologie Cardio-Vasculaire, Institut Coeur Poumon, Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Lille, France.
⁴ Institut Pasteur of Lille, Lille, France, 59037. [email protected].
⁵ FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials), Paris, France. [email protected].

Abstract

N/A.

MeSH terms

Aorta
Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve / surgery
Aortitis* / diagnostic imaging
Clostridium septicum*
Endocarditis*
Humans