A 60-year-old man with abdominal pain had abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms suggestive of mycotic aneurysms. The abdominal aneurysm was resected. Cultures were negative; fever persisted. Six weeks later, chest pain developed and the thoracic aneurysm had enlarged.
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