Non-Aneurysmal Inflammation of the Aorta in Combination with Aortic Valve Disease

Abstract

A 61-year-old man presented with aortic valve stenosis, coronary artery disease in combination with rheumatic arthritis, peri-aortic inflammation and fibrosis with aortitis. In the pathological literature this has been termed chronic periaortitis, while in the surgical literature, non-aneurysmal dilatation of the aorta associated with atherosclerosis and inflammation has been described as aortitis. The name chronic periarteritis refers to the associated involvement of coronary arteries. Although different terminologies have been used, it is suggested that all of them most likely represent the same disease entity.

Key words

Aortitis - chronic periaortitis - rheumatoid arthritis - aortic valve disease

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