Staphylococcal thoracic aortitis complicated by aortic dissection.docVIP

Staphylococcal thoracic aortitis complicated by aortic dissection 　　BACKGROUND： The diagnosis of aortitis is often delayed as symptoms are largely non-specific. We report a case of Staphylococcal thoracic aortitis in a 73-year-old Chinese woman complicated by aortic dissection. 　　METHODS： The patient presented with pyrexia of unknown origin， and a contrast enhanced computed tomography aortogram revealed a large thrombus at the anterior aspect of the ascending aorta with two large ulcerations as a result of a chronic type A aortic dissection. A hemiarch replacement with a 28 mm Gleweave Vascut