Abstract
Aortitis with involvement of the aortic valve is rarely associated with vasculitis syndromes. We present a patient with antibodies to a neutrophil cytoplasmic antigen-associated (ANCA) vasculitis with renal failure who developed aortic incompetence as a result of aortitis which involved the aortic valve. Thickening of the aortic wall also caused stenosis of the left coronary ostium.
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic / immunology*
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications*
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Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery
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Aortitis / complications*
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Coronary Disease / complications*
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Coronary Disease / surgery
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Necrosis
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Renal Insufficiency / complications*
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Renal Insufficiency / pathology
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Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / complications*
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Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / diagnosis
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Vasculitis, Leukocytoclastic, Cutaneous / immunology
Substances
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Antibodies, Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic