Rare association between giant-cell aortitis and giant-cell aortic valvulitis
Autops. Case Rep
; 13: e2023449, 2023. graf
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ABSTRACT 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.
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Autops. Case Rep
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Anatomia
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Patologia Cl¡nica
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Patologia Legal
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2023
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