Journal of Radiology Case Reports, Vol 2, No 3 (2008)

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Thoracic peri-aortic fibrosis in a patient of psoriasis – Cyclosporine as a putative etiologic agent.

Dr Nitin P Ghonge, Rajesh Gothi Gothi

Abstract


The article describes an unusual occurrence of peri-aortic fibrosis with consequent luminal stenosis in descending thoracic aorta in an adult case of Psoriasis. The report also illustrates the role of Multi-detector CT in the diagnosis of thoracic peri-aortic fibrosis. The patient had received cyclosporine on multiple occasions during acute exacerbation of disease. In absence of any concomitant infective-inflammatory system disorder or atherosclerotic process, the cyclosporine is suggested as a putative etiologic agent for peri-aortic fibrosis.

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