SPONTANEOUS AORTIC RUPTURE ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC STEROID-THERAPY FOR RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS IN 2 CASES

被引:36
作者
SMITH, DC [1 ]
HIRST, AE [1 ]
机构
[1] LOMA LINDA UNIV, MED CTR, DEPT PATHOL, LOMA LINDA, CA 92354 USA
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D O I
10.2214/ajr.132.2.271
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
The authors recently encountered spontaneous rupture of the descending thoracic aorta in two patients who had received long term steroid therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. The striking similarity of their symptoms and angiographic and surgical findings suggested chronic steroid therapy may have been causally related to the spontaneous rupture of the aorta.
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页码:271 / 273
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