Which of the following is viually diagnostic of aoitis on chest X-Ray?
Correct Answer: Calcification of ascending aoa
Description: B i.e. Calcification of ascending aoa - Saccular aneurysm with pencil - thin (linear) dystrophic calcification most commonly in ascending aoa commencing near the aoic rootQ is charcteristic feature of syphilitic aoitis. - Aoic aneurysm in Marfan's syndrome often involves sinuses of valsalva, & ascending aoa. It can also affect aoic ring resulting in AR. The aneurysm is classically flask shaped with loss of usual indentation at sino -tubular junction. Takayasu's aoitis affects segments of aoa including main aoic branches & pulmonary aeries.
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