Review of isolated ascending aortitis: Differential diagnosis, including syphilitic, Takayasu's and giant cell aortitis

Pathology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 302-308

  Tavora, Fabio ^a   Burke, Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aortitis; Cardiovascular; Giant cell; Syphilitic; Takayasu

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; AORTA ANEURYSM; AORTA ARCH SYNDROME; AORTA RUPTURE; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTITIS; BLOOD VESSEL BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GIANT CELL ARTERITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAGIN TEST; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SYPHILITIC AORTITIS;

EID: 33747617323     PISSN: 00313025     EISSN: 14653931     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00313020600820898     Document Type: Article

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