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Abdominal pain, fever and weight loss

    Author: Carlo Catalano, Rome, Italy
    Body Region: Cardiovascular

    1. Patient presentation
    2. CT Images
    3. CT Findings
    4. Diagnosis
    5. References

    1. Patient presentation

    • A 23-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, fever and weight loss.
    • Laboratory tests revealed hypertension and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 60 mm/h.
    • There was no evidence of bacterial, viral or fungal infection on blood and serum assays.
    • After an initial ultrasonography examination without specific findings, contrast-enhanced CT of the abdomen was performed.
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