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INTRODUCTION: Lymphoplasmacytic thoracic aortitis is still underrecognized cause of thoracic aortic aneurysm. CASE REPORT: We herein report a case of symptomatic inflammatory ascending aortic aneurysm and pericarditis diagnosed on CT scan as acute type A intramural hematoma. Patient underwent emergency supracoronary ascending aorta replacement with a prosthetic graft. Marked inflammatory thickening of aneurysm wall was the intraoperative finding. Histopathologic examination of the excised aortic tissue showed inflammation with lymphoplasmacytic pattern of aortitis. CONCLUSION: This case demonstrates that lymphoplasmacytic aortitis may mimic symptoms and radiological findings of intramural hematoma.
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Aneurisma da Aorta Torácica , Aneurisma Aórtico , Aortite , Aorta/cirurgia , Aneurisma Aórtico/patologia , Aneurisma da Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico , Aneurisma da Aorta Torácica/diagnóstico por imagem , Aortite/diagnóstico , Aortite/diagnóstico por imagem , Hematoma/diagnóstico por imagem , Hematoma/cirurgia , HumanosRESUMO
Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a rare vascular disorder, which predominantlly affects aorta and its primary branches. TA has a worldwide distribution and it is most frequent in young women. We report the case report of 36-year-old women, who underwent replacement of aortic valve and ascending aorta due to signifiant aortic regurgitation and dilatation of ascending aorta as a consequence of TA.