TUBERCULOUS ANEURYSM OF DESCENDING AORTA: REPORT A NEW CASE WITH CT ANGIOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE

Abstract

Tuberculous aortic aneurysm is a rare entity. We made a report of a 76-year-female who was admitted to our hospital with history of one year dysphagia. The patient had no evidence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus or accident and dysphagia gradually progressed during the year being admitted. Leaking descending thoracic aortic aneurysm was shown in patient’s thoracic CT scan. After a well through checking and studying of patient past medical history we found that she was hospitalized several years ago for a period of six months, as a result of cough, shortness of breath and has been taking anti TB drugs. The aneurysm was due to TB which manifested as dysphagia. CT angiography with maximum intensity projection (MIP), multiplanar reformation (MPR) and volume rendering (VR) clearly depict the size and extension of aneurysm with its complication and adjacent organ pathology.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, Aneurysm, CT angiogrpahy.