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Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo
2023
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- Rare association between giant-cell aortitis and giant-cell aortic valvulitis Georgina del Cisne Jadán Luzuriaga Ricardo Ribeiro Dias José Augusto Duncan Santiago Vagner Madrini Walther Yoshiharu Ishikawa Fabio Fernandes Vera Demarchi Aiello Medicina Aorta Thoracic Aortic Valve Aortic Diseases Aortic Aneurysm Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a type of chronic vasculitis that affects medium and large-caliber arteries, frequently related to aortic involvement and, consequently, to aneurysm formation. However, associated valvulitis with giant cells is uncommon. We describe the case of a 50-year-old female patient with aortic aneurysm and valvular insufficiency, whose anatomopathological examination revealed giant-cell aortic valvulitis associated with giant cell aortitis. 2023 otro 2236-1960 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=576073999028 10.4322/acr.2023.449 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5760 Autopsy and Case Reports application/pdf Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo Autopsy and Case Reports (Brasil) Vol.13