Open AccessGRANULOMATOUS AORTITIS ASSOCIATED WITH NECROTIZING ANGIITIS AND GLOMERULONEPHRITIS
Author(s) -
Hosoda Yasuhiro,
Iri Hisami,
Hata Junichi,
Wakasugi Akira
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1973.tb00780.x
Subject(s) - aortitis , pathology , glomerulonephritis , medicine , rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis , vasculitis , kidney , disease , aorta
Two autopsy cases of granulomatous aortitis associated with necrotizing angiitis and glomerulonephritis were reported. Case 1 was a 31 year‐old female and a diagnosis of typical Takayasu's arteritis was made. Case 2 was a 64‐year‐old female. In the central portion of the aotlc media, granulomatous inflammation surrounding coagulation necrosis was observed. This aortitis is different from classical Takayasu's arteritis and is diagnosed as “unclassified” aortitis. The significance and inter‐relationship of these lesions were discussed. Clinical and anatomical features of these two cases suggest some common background of Immune abnormalities.