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Sei Yasunaga1, Tomoaki Kudo1, Natsumi Horikawa1

  • 1Faculty of Medical Sciences, Second Department of Surgery, University of Fukui, Fukui, Japan.

JACC. Case Reports
|May 18, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Long-term corticosteroid use in chronic actinic dermatitis patients may weaken aortic walls, risking TEVAR failure. However, strict light-shielding enables safe open surgery for these photosensitive individuals.

Keywords:
TEVARaortic arch aneurysmchronic actinic dermatitisfrozen elephant trunkphotosensitive disorderssteroid therapy

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