Differential Diagnosis of Aortic Regurgitation 

Aortic Regurgitation 

Differential diagnosis of aortic regurgitation / causes of aortic regurgitation may include :

-aorta dilation 
-valve ring dilation 
-aortic dissection 
-aortitis due to syphilis
-rheumatoid arthritis 
-ankylosing spondylitis
-Reiter’s syndrome 
-malignant hypertension
-damage to the valve leaflet or abnormalities of the valve leaflet due to rheumatic fever, trauma or infective endocarditis
-bicuspid aortic valve
-inflammatory bowel disease
-Ehlers- Danlos syndrome 
-pseudoxanthoma elasticum
-osteogenesis imperfecta