Rare association between giant-cell aortitis and giant-cell aortic valvulitis

• Asıl Yazarlar: Georgina del Cisne Jadán Luzuriaga (Yazar), Ricardo Ribeiro Dias (Yazar), José Augusto Duncan Santiago (Yazar), Vagner Madrini Junior (Yazar), Walther Yoshiharu Ishikawa (Yazar), Fabio Fernandes (Yazar), Vera Demarchi Aiello (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: University of São Paulo, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Konular: article
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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 pati...