Aortic mural thrombus presenting as pseudovasculitis.
Three months after splenic infarct, a 50-year-old woman underwent arteriography for persistent low-grade fever and abdominal complaints. After 5 months of corticosteroid therapy for "polyarteritis nodosa," another arteriogram confirmed embolic disease; transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) showed a pedunculated mobile thrombus in the aortic arch. We suggest this represents "pseudovasculitis" from an aortic thrombus.
Sprabery
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Department of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Memphis 38163.
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008641:Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010488:Polyarteritis Nodosa / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*