Cellular immunocompetence in aortitis syndrome.

Distal aortitis complicating Reiter's syndrome.

Distal aortitis was diagnosed in a 44 year old man who had previously shown clinical features of Reiter's syndrome. This appears to be the first reported case of distal aortitis associated with Reiter's syndrome.

Pleural effusion associated with aortitis syndrome.

A patient with aortitis syndrome had a pleural effusion which subsided but reappeared with an exacerbation of aortitis symptoms while under antituberculosis treatment. The character of the fluid was that of an exudate, and the glucose concentration was normal. Clinical and laboratory features of the case suggest that the effusion was part of the aortitis syndrome per se.

Further immunological studies of aortitis syndrome.

An elevated titer of anti-aorta antibodies was detected with a significantly higher frequency in cases of aortitis syndrome than in those of other diseases by the complement fixation test and tannic acid hemagglutination test. This finding indicates participation of immune mechanism in the development of aortitis syndrome. The direct fluorescent antibody technique disclosed that aorta antigens ...

Rapid progression of an aortic lesion in a patient with aortitis syndrome.

In a 28-year-old woman with aortitis syndrome, repeated aortography revealed the development of a coarctation of the abdominal aorta occurring over a period of 1 year. Clinical and surgical examinations showed evidence of inflammation and ruled out other diseases during that time. This suggests that in cases of aortitis syndrome arterial lesions may show rapid progression over short time period...

Aortitis syndrome with coarctation of the aorta assessed by 64-MDCT.