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 patient with aortic aneurysm and valvular insufficiency, whose anatomopathological examination revealed giant-cell aortic valvulitis associated with giant cell aortitis.
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Luzuriaga, G. D. C. J., Dias, R. R., Santiago, J. A. D., Junior, V. M., Ishikawa, W. Y., Fernandes, F., & Aiello, V. D. (2023). Rare association between giant-cell aortitis and giant-cell aortic valvulitis. Autopsy and Case Reports, 13. https://doi.org/10.4322/acr.2023.449
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