Brucellosis aortitis: An interesting case

Pegah Joghataie; Sarvenaz Salahi; Leila Hosseini; Nahid Rezaeian

doi:10.1111/echo.14979

Brucellosis aortitis: An interesting case

Echocardiography. 2021 Feb;38(2):354-356. doi: 10.1111/echo.14979. Epub 2021 Jan 22.

Authors

Pegah Joghataie¹, Sarvenaz Salahi², Leila Hosseini^{2

3}, Nahid Rezaeian²

Affiliations

¹ Rajaei Hospital, Karaj, an.
² Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
³ North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.

PMID: 33483969
DOI: 10.1111/echo.14979

Abstract

A 24-year-old woman referred to our radiology department with the diagnosis of new positive blood culture brucellosis and severe aortic regurgitation for evaluation of periaortic thickening. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging elegantly revealed the presence of active aortitis, most probably caused by brucellosis.

Keywords: aortitis; cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve Insufficiency* / etiology
Aortitis* / diagnosis
Aortitis* / diagnostic imaging
Brucellosis* / diagnosis
Brucellosis* / diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Young Adult