title: Tuberculous pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta.
abstract: Increase in the incidence of drug resistance and association with HIV has led to a resurgence of tuberculosis. However, tubercular arteritis continues to remain a rare entity with a prelidection for the thoracic aorta. We report a tubercular ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a patient already on treatment for disseminated tuberculosis who underwent successful surgical repair and also review literature pertaining to this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Sowmya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopalan
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramadurai
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Aiswarya Manmadhan
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.affiliation: Department of General Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Preetam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Arthur
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001167:Arteritis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014381:Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents