Infectious stentitis after treatment of coarctation of the aorta: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aortitis is a rare condition that can be caused by inflammatory or infectious aetiologies. The clinical presentation of aortitis includes a heterogeneous range of symptoms and clinical signs.

Case summary

We present a 53-year-old man whose medical history included presence of a ventricular septal defect, a bicuspid aortic valve, and coarctation of the aorta. The coarctation was treated with percutaneous stent implantation. One and a half years later, he presented to our hospital with complaints of fatigue, night sweats, and shivers. Physical examination revealed a fever, tachycardia, and hypertension. Imaging studies showed no signs of endocarditis. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) showed an increase in ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose up

SUBMITTER: van der Zwaan HB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319810 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature