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Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (Anca)-Associated Aortitis Presenting With Acute Dissection: Case Report And Comprehensive Literature Review, Obteene Azimi-Ghomi, Jorge De La Portilla
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (Anca)-Associated Aortitis Presenting With Acute Dissection: Case Report And Comprehensive Literature Review, Obteene Azimi-Ghomi, Jorge De La Portilla
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Vasculitides are a group of diseases that produces vasculitis, which is characterized by inflammatory infiltrates within blood vessel walls and results in intimal injury as well as progressive mural destruction. Infiltrates are characterized per the Chapel Hill classification, into large, medium, and small-vessel vasculitides. ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a disease that has been described as involving small-sized vessels. However, some cases of large vessel disease involvement have been documented. ANCA-associated aortitis is a rare entity poorly described in the literature. Due to the rarity of this pathology, there is no Level I evidence available regarding diagnosis and treatment. We present …