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Back Pain: An Ominous Harbinger of Aortitis
Saurav Suman1, Amulya Prakash2, Shista Priyadarshini1
1Internal Medicine, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA.
Abstract:
Isolated aortitis is a rare entity and was recently included in the 2012 Revised International Chapel Hill Consensus Conference Nomenclature of Vasculitides under the single organ vasculitis group. Isolated aortitis represents a challenging situation due to the lack of reliable diagnostic methodology. Here, we describe the case of a 46-year-old woman who presented with severe upper back pain. She tested negative for pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, and other usual causes of back pain. The case highlights the clinical presentation of a rare disease with a usual symptom.
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