Tuberculous aortitis
Annals of Saudi Medicine. 2006; 26 (1): 56-58
in English
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ABSTRACT
Tuberculous aortitis [TA] is a rare entity that is invariably indicative of disseminated tuberculosis. TA is associated with aneurysm formation in about half of cases. Another possible complication is perforation of adjacent structures [1-7]. Both abdominal and thoracic aorta are involved with equal frequency.[7-9] Fatal outcomes are frequently reported even after antituberculosis chemotherapy and surgical intervention. We present a case of tuberculous aortic aneurysm [TBAA] that underwent surgical resection and graft replacement in the bed of the infected aorta. Following an apparently successful chemotherapy, the patient died suddenly. We postulate that reactivation of the un-eradicated bacilli precipitated graft failure. Similar cases in the literature are reviewed. We propose lifelong suppressive therapy with antituberculosis agents to prevent such a catastrophic event
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Aortic Rupture
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Aortitis
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Tuberculosis, Cardiovascular
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Emergencies
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Ann. Saudi Med.
Year:
2006
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