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mesoaortitis
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Etiology
dysimmune mesoaortitis
syphilitic mesoaortitis
Synopsis
chronic mesoaortitis
patchy destruction of musculo-elastic medial tissue
adventitial focal lymphocytic infiltrates
A case of an ascending aortic aneurysm due to mesoaortitis complicated with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.
References
Matsuzaki K, Shiiya N, Kubota S, Kunihara T, Murashita T, Matsui Y, Yasuda K. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2001 Oct;7(5):315-8. PMID: 11743862 [Free]