Immune-Mediated Non-Infectious Periaortitis After Aortic Graft Replacement Surgery: A Case Report Highlighting the Need for Immunosuppressive Therapy

07 December 2023: Articles

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care

Yuki Hiramatsu ^A , Eiji Hiraoka ^A* , Hikaru Ito ^A , Keiichi Iwanami ^A , Joji Ito ^A , Minoru Tabata ^A

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.941428

Am J Case Rep 2023; 24:e941428

Table 1. Detail treatment course of prednisolone and methotrexate.

Prednisolone (/day)	Duration	Methotrexate (/week)	Duration
50 mg	2 weeks
40 mg	2 weeks	8 mg	54 weeks
30 mg	2 weeks
25 mg	2 weeks
20 mg	4 weeks
17.5 mg	4 weeks
15 mg	4 weeks
10 mg	4 weeks
9 mg	4 weeks
8 mg	4 weeks
7 mg	4 weeks
6 mg	4 weeks
5 mg	4 weeks
4 mg	4 weeks
3 mg	4 weeks
2 mg	4 weeks
1 mg	4 months	6 mg	4 months
1 mg	4 weeks	4 mg	4 weeks
0 mg	Discontinued	4 mg	5 months