Case report of a peculiar aneurysm of the ascending aorta: when there is much more beyond an incidental finding.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aneurysms of the thoracic aorta are common in male patients around the VI-VII decade of life and most have a degenerative aetiology; otherwise, the occurrence of this disease at a younger age should prompt the search of rarer causes. We report a singular case of ascending aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a young man.

Case summary

A large AAA accompanied by multivessel dilatation and renal failure of unknown onset was incidentally found in a 23-year-old male during the diagnostic work-up after a car accident. A systemic disease was therefore suspected, and a full clinical investigation revealed the uncommon diagnosis of sarcoidosis accompanied by large vessel vasculitis.

Discussion

Only a few reports in the literature describe the concurrence of sarcoidosis and larg

SUBMITTER: Ceschia N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8407484 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature