Snapshot quiz (November 2021 [1])

Published: 12/09/2021

Authors: BP Schmid, CO Baschirotto, NG Silva, RP Marcondes, SM Tronconi and FH Menezes

An inflammatory aneurysm. This should always be considered in patients with an aneurysm and the triad of elevated inflammatory markers, weight loss and chronic abdominal pain. This macroscopic view is reflected in the histopathological finding of medial and adventitial infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells.