Treatment with SC vs IV tocilizumab led to higher long-term remission rates in GCA-associated aortitis, though imaging and glucocorticoid-sparing outcomes were similar.

We describe ten cases of aortitis due to Salmonella that were treated at the University of Toronto-affiliated Hospitals between 1978 and 1997. Predisposing conditions included hypertension, diabetes ...

Given the repeated negative results from blood cultures and lack of response to antibiotic treatment, infectious aortitis was unlikely. The patient had no signs of autoimmune diseases, such as ...

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ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...

UNTREATED or inadequately treated late syphilis is no longer so frequently seen by the average physician, and its exotic complications are becoming curiosities. The following case presents one of the ...

Although an association between myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and autoimmune disorders is rather common, aortitis-associated MDS is very rare. 1, 2 Furthermore, a combination of chronic ...

Aortitis is a broad term comprising numerous conditions leading to inflammatory infiltration of the aorta. Clinical presentations vary among the etiologies, with Takayasu disease and giant cell ...

Doctors at Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City have performed emergency surgery on three patients diagnosed with tuberculosis aortitis, a rare condition that can cause aortic rupture. Doctors at Binh Dan ...