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A 36-year-old woman with ulcerative colitis presented with progressive chest pain and neurovegetative symptoms. The electrocardiogram showed ST segment elevation in the inferior wall. The patient had a previous history of fatigue and night sweats.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiovasc Dev Dis
December 2024
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
Aortitis, defined as inflammation of the aorta, can lead to aneurysms and dissections. Intra-operative sampling is essential for diagnosis, with many cases presenting asymptomatically as clinically isolated aortitis. Previous studies investigating aortitis in major aortic surgery have been limited by low intra-operative sampling.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Cardiothorac Surg
December 2024
Department of Cardiac Surgery, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK.
Objectives: Thoracic aortic aneurysms and dissections provide a complex surgical cohort termed thoracic aortic surgery. Regular follow-up at specialist clinics with cross-sectional imaging is recommended. Identifying risk factors that lead to re-operations as well as the requirement for and appropriate length of follow-up remain points of debate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMod Rheumatol Case Rep
December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tsukuba Hospital, Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
Most reported cases of large vessel vasculitis (LVV) following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have involved adults, with paediatric cases being rare. We present the case of a 14-year-old boy who developed LVV following COVID-19. Initially, he presented with fever and cough, and nasopharyngeal polymerase chain reaction testing confirmed COVID-19.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFExtraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) most frequently involve the joints, skin, and organs such as the liver and pancreas. Inflammation of the aorta is less commonly described in pediatrics, although it has been described in adults. We report a case of an adolescent female with Crohn's disease who presented with worsening diarrhea, vomiting, and weight loss, found to have aortitis on imaging.
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