In this young patient, the endovascular treatment of a thoracoabdominal aneurysm with an uncovered stent made it possible to stabilize the aneurysm process without exposing the patient to the high morbidity and mortality of open surgery.
BackgroundScleritis is a painful inflammatory process centered in the sclera that may involve the cornea and the underlying uvea. The etiology is commonly idiopathic or autoimmune but some cases are associated with systemic infection such as tuberculosis.Case presentationIn this report, we describe an unusual case of a female Moroccan patient who had a long history of bilateral recurrent scleritis associated with peripheral keratopathy and anterior uveitis. The patient was diagnosed with latent tuberculosis and responded to antitubercular therapy administrated after exclusion of other aetiologies. This patient was finally diagnosed with latent tuberculosis- related scleritis.ConclusionsAlthough systemic tuberculosis is reported as a possible cause of scleritis and other ocular inflammatory manifestations, assessment of the diagnosis of tuberculosis-related ocular inflammation is challenging especially in latent forms. The treatment is largely presumptive. However, a favorable response to antitubercular therapy without relapse is taken as evidence of the disease.
Extracranial carotid aneurysm due to Behçet disease is extremely rare. To our knowledge, this complication has been previously reported in only 12 cases. We report two new cases of extracranial carotid aneurysm in Behçet disease and discuss the clinical features, therapeutic modalities, and postoperative complications of these uncommon lesions.
Through midterm follow-up, treatment of high-surgical-risk TAAA and AAA patients with the MFM appears to be safe and effective, maintaining branch vessel patency and reducing rupture risk through reduction of aneurysm diameter and modulation of flow dynamics. Longer term follow-up is needed.
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