Giant cell arteritis presenting with annuloaortic ectasia.
Four cases of giant cell arteritis causing severe aortic regurgitation secondary to an aneurysm of the ascending aorta are described. In two cases, the nature of the aortic pathology could be suspected considering the past clinical evidence of temporal arteritis and/or polymyalgia rheumatica. In the two other cases, the cardiothoracic manifestations represented the onset of Horton disease.
Nesi
Gabriella
G
Department of Pathology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Anichini
Chiara
C
Pedemonte
Elena
E
Tozzini
Silvia
S
Calamai
Giancarlo
G
Montesi
Gian Franco
GF
Gori
Franca
F
D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001025:Aortitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed