Aortitis is a general descriptor of a broad category of infectious and non-infectious conditions with inflammation (i.e. vasculitis) of the aortic wall.
Clinical presentation
The presentation is non-specific with fever, pain, and weight loss.
Pathology
Etiology
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infectious
pyogenic aortitis: especially Salmonella infection
aortitis due to HIV
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non-infectious
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other rheumatologic disorders
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HLA-B27-associated seronegative spondyloarthropathies