title: Case report: legionella infected thoracic aortic graft.
abstract: A case of a thoracic aortic graft in a patient with Marfan's syndrome infected with legionella is presented. The pathogenesis of graft infection and aspects of examination with aortography, gallium scanning, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and spiral volumetric computed tomography (CT) are presented, and the pathophysiology and management of thoracic aortic graft infections is briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA 02215.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tello
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hartnell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Costello
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Stokes
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery