ANEURYSMAL DILATATION OF ASCENDING AORTA AND AORTIC-INSUFFICIENCY IN JUVENILE SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY

Authors
KIM TH JUNG SS SOHN SJ PARK MH KIM SY
Citation
Th. Kim et al., ANEURYSMAL DILATATION OF ASCENDING AORTA AND AORTIC-INSUFFICIENCY IN JUVENILE SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY, Scandinavian journal of rheumatology, 26(3), 1997, pp. 218-221
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of rheumatology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03009742
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
218 - 221
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1997)26:3<218:ADOAAA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Aortic insufficiency is a well-recognized complication of adult spondy loarthropathy but rare in juveniles, and no report is associated with aneurysmal dilatation at any age. We describe rapidly progressive aort ic insufficiency with aneurysmal dilatation of ascending aorta in a 15 -year-old boy with juvenile spondyloarthropathy, necessitating a Benta ll operation.