Rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with long-term steroid therapy--a case report.
作者信息
Mizukami Hajime, Hara Shuichi, Kobayashi Masamune, Takahashi Shirushi, Mori Shinjiro, Kuriiwa Fumi, Fukunaga Tatsushige
机构信息
Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, Japan; Tokyo Medical Examiner's Office, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 112-0012, Japan.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, Japan.
出版信息
Leg Med (Tokyo). 2014 Jan;16(1):33-5. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2013.09.004. Epub 2013 Sep 27.
We report an autopsy case of bronchial asthma patient with a specific abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aneurysm did not show arteriosclerosis, and a specific saccular morphology was noted above the bifurcation. Histologically, necrosis of the media resembling acute aortic dissociation was observed. However, angiitis was ruled out. In addition, the aneurysm showed a cicatrized, old intimal crack in addition to the rupture site, suggesting repeated failures. The long-term steroid therapy-related fragility of the arterial wall may have been involved in the etiology of the aneurysm.
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