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

• Main Authors: Georgina del Cisne Jadán Luzuriaga (Author), Ricardo Ribeiro Dias (Author), José Augusto Duncan Santiago (Author), Vagner Madrini Junior (Author), Walther Yoshiharu Ishikawa (Author), Fabio Fernandes (Author), Vera Demarchi Aiello (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: 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...