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From: Fulminant arterial vasculitis as an unusual complication of disseminated staphylococcal disease due to the emerging CC1 methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus clone: a case report

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Histopathology of the amputation specimen. a Coexistence of normal (star) and pathologic medium-sized arteries (arrow) in necrotic and ischemic fibro-adipose tissue. Focal infiltration by inflammatory cells is noted. b and c Pathologic artery occluded by fibrinous thrombus (arrow). Arterial wall is replaced by cellular debris without residual endothelium. Surrounding tissues are necrotic and ischemic. d Gram staining shows bacterial colonization of arterial wall. Numerous bacteria (arrow) are found around the lumen

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