19 October 2025
: Case report 
Escherichia coli-Induced Aortitis and Aortic Perforation: A Case Study and Literature Review
Challenging differential diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Unusual setting of medical care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Hiba Abdelkareem ABCDEF 1, Saif Aldeen Jabarin ABEF 1, Ahmad Farhoud B 2, Yuval Schwartz AD 1, Ilya Goldin BDE 3, Gabriel Munter ADEG 1,2*DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949202
Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e949202
Figure 1 CT scan of the abdomen at the time of first admission. The delayed phase demonstrates a fluid collection surrounding the aorta, with fat stranding and contrast enhancement of the collection wall, suggestive of a para-aortic abscess (red arrow). CT – computed tomography.