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- Title
Aortitis in a patient with psoriatic arthritis.
- Authors
Tufan, Abdurrahman; Engin Tezcan, M.; Kaya, Arif; Mercan, Rıdvan; Oner, Yusuf; Ozturk, Mehmet
- Abstract
Aortitis, inflammation of the aortic tissue, is most commonly caused by vasculitic rheumatic conditions, and less frequently infectious organisms. Involvement of the aorta is well defined in HLA-B27-associated spondyloarthropathies such as long-standing ankylosing spondylitis and Reiter's syndrome. However, unlike other spondyloarthropathies, aortic involvement or true aortitis is not a feature of psoriatic arthritis and has been reported in only a few cases. Herein, we report the case of a 22 year-old woman with psoriatic arthritis who developed descending aortitis while using tumor necrosis factor inhibitors.
- Publication
Modern Rheumatology, 2012, Vol 22, Issue 5, p774
- ISSN
1439-7595
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3109/s10165-011-0566-9