title: Aortitis with antiphospholipid antibodies: CT and MR findings.
abstract: Two cases of aortitis associated with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (APAs) are reported. Only CT and MR imaging were able to show these unusual form of aortitis preferentially affecting the outer aortic tunics. We conclude that aortitis could be a new manifestation of primary antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and the initial pathological process before the development of aortic thrombosis, reported as a classical complication of APS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Paris XIII, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Seror
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fain
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dordea
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghenassia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coderc
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sellier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid / Q000032:analysis*; D016736:Antiphospholipid Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D017152:Antibodies, Antiphospholipid