Abdominal pain may dominate the scene of idiopathic aortitis

Rheumatol Int. 2011 Jul;31(7):941-3. doi: 10.1007/s00296-009-1233-8. Epub 2009 Nov 10.

Abstract

A 59-year-old man suffering from abdominal pain and having high acute phase reactants was admitted to hospital. Aortitis was discovered incidentally with magnetic resonance that was performed for another prediagnosis. Steroid and azathioprine combination was unsuccessful for remission and preventing relapses. However, steroid and methotrexate combination was successful for clinical and laboratory remissions. Also, the iliac artery occlusion was improved with stent implementation. In general, isolated idiopathic aortitis is a very rare entity and hard to be diagnosed. In this case, we describe a patient with aortitis that has only abdominal pain and treated with steroid and methotrexate combination.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / diagnostic imaging
  • Abdominal Pain / etiology*
  • Abdominal Pain / therapy
  • Aortitis / complications*
  • Aortitis / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortitis / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Drug Therapy, Combination / methods
  • Humans
  • Iliac Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Immunosuppressive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / therapeutic use
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Stents
  • Steroids / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / methods

Substances

  • Immunosuppressive Agents
  • Steroids
  • Methotrexate