FernáIván Fernández-Castro, Iván and Isorna-Porto, María-Jesús and Novo-Veleiro, Ignacio and Casar-Cocheteux, Clara and Barrera-López, Lucía (2021) An Atypical Manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 8 (7). pp. 1-4. ISSN 2284-2594
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Abstract
Introduction: Aortitis is seen in a wide variety of diseases. It was rarely found in the past but this is changing because of new imaging techniques.Case description: We present the case of a 45-year-old man who was found on thyroid ultrasound to have infrarenal aortitis and pathological lymphadenopathies in different locations. After an exhaustive diagnostic process, tuberculous aortitis, an infrequent manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, was diagnosed. The condition resolved after a 6-month course of antibiotics and a 6-week course of corticosteroids.Conclusion: Tuberculous aortitis is an atypical manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The absence of typical symptoms and the difficulty of isolating the microorganism makes its diagnosis difficult. Therefore, clinical suspicion, microbiological tests and imaging are key for reaching the diagnosis and starting treatment for a serious disease that can cause aortic aneurysm and dissection.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Aortitis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Subjects: | 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) 600 Tecnologia - Scienze applicate > 610 Medicina e salute (Classificare qui la tecnologia dei servizi medici) > 616 Malattie (classificare qui la Clinica medica, la medicina basata sull'evidenza, la Medicina interna, la Medicina sperimentale) |
| Depositing User: | Marina Spanti |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jan 2022 15:58 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jan 2022 15:58 |
| URI: | http://eprints.bice.rm.cnr.it/id/eprint/21440 |
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