La Revue de médecine interne
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The infectious or inflammatory nature of an aortitis is difficult to assert because the microbiological results are often negative. The development of an aneurysm under treatment is rare, but requires a change in the therapeutic strategy and the etiologic diagnosis needs to be discussed again. ⋯ The decision to treat an aortitis by corticotherapy must be made with caution even if the microbiological tests are negative.