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

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...

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Autores principales: Luzuriaga, Georgina del Cisne Jadán, Dias, Ricardo Ribeiro, Santiago, José Augusto Duncan, Madrini, Vagner, Ishikawa, Walther Yoshiharu, Fernandes, Fabio, Aiello, Vera Demarchi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10688263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38034520
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2023.449