AORTIC ARTERITIS WITH ECTASIA ANTEDATING ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS - REPORT OF A CASE

Authors
LETOURNEAU T MILLAIRE A DEGROOTE P DEVISME L DUQUESNOY B WAREMBOURG H DUCLOUX G
Citation
T. Letourneau et al., AORTIC ARTERITIS WITH ECTASIA ANTEDATING ANKYLOSING-SPONDYLITIS - REPORT OF A CASE, La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris, 72(11-12), 1996, pp. 348-352
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Semaine des hopitaux de Paris → ACNP
ISSN journal
00371777
Volume
72
Issue
11-12
Year of publication
1996
Pages
348 - 352
Database
ISI
SICI code
0037-1777(1996)72:11-12<348:AAWEAA>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
A 56-year-old HLA B27-negative female developed multifocal aortic arte ritis with ectasia, followed several months later by ankylosing spondy litis, Inflammatory arteritis was documented in a subclavian biopsy sp ecimen, The patient did not meet clinical or histologic criteria for T akayasu's disease, Prosthetic replacement of the ascending aorta with reimplantation of the innominate artery was required, Severe immune dy sfunction was a striking feature in this patient.