Patología aórtica no urgente: diagnóstico clínico-radiológico de la aortitis / Nonurgent aortic disease: clinical-radiological diagnosis of aortitis

Aortitis es un término patológico que designa la inflamación de la pared aórtica, independientemente de su causa. Su presentación clínica es inespecífica y variable, con síntomas como dolor abdominal, fiebre y pérdida de peso. También pueden estar elevados los reactantes de fase aguda. Un amplio espectro de entidades puede ocasionar aortitis, desde procesos infecciosos hasta enfermedades autoinmunes (de las que las más frecuentes son la arteritis de Takayasu y la arteritis de células gigantes), cuyo pronóstico y tratamiento son muy variables. Son varias las técnicas de imagen que permiten evaluar tanto la luz como la pared vascular (como la tomografía computarizada multidetector, la resonancia magnética, la angiografía o la PET-TC). Esta revisión se centra en las enfermedades más frecuentes que provocan aortitis y en los hallazgos clínicos y radiológicos más relevantes que ayudan a diagnosticar y tratar adecuadamente esta entidad (AU)

Aortitis is a pathological term designating inflammation of the aortic wall, regardless of its cause. The clinical presentation of aortitis is nonspecific and variable. Symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss; acute phase reactants may also be elevated. Aortitis can be caused by a wide spectrum of entities, including from infectious processes to autoimmune diseases (Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis are among the most common of these causing aortitis), and the prognosis and treatment of these entities vary widely. Various imaging techniques can be used to evaluate the lumen and wall of the aorta (such as multidetector computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, angiography, or PET-CT). This review focuses on the most common diseases that cause aortitis and on the clinical and radiological findings that are most useful for diagnosing and treating this condition appropriately (AU)

Nonurgent aortic disease: clinical-radiological diagnosis of aortitis.

Aortitis is a pathological term designating inflammation of the aortic wall, regardless of its cause. The clinical presentation of aortitis is nonspecific and variable. Symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss; acute phase reactants may also be elevated. Aortitis can be caused by a wide spectrum of entities, including from infectious processes to autoimmune diseases (Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis are among the most common of these causing aortitis), and the prognosis and treatment of these entities vary widely. Various imaging techniques can be used to evaluate the lumen and wall of the aorta (such as multidetector computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, angiography, or PET-CT). This review focuses on the most common diseases that cause aortitis and on the clinical and radiological findings that are most useful for diagnosing and treating this condition appropriately.