Spontaneous acute type A aortic dissection as a result of autoimmune aortitis without previous aortic dilatation in a 43-year-old man.
Oberwalder
Peter J
PJ
University Hospital Graz, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Immunology, and Jean Dausset Laboratory, Graz, Austria. peter.obw@aon.at
Tilz
Gernot
G
Rigler
Bruno
B
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D019867:Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001025:Aortitis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D001706:Biopsy; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000209:etiology; D014890:Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed