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Takayasu arteritis preceded by cardiac and cutaneous lesions. A case report.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7906068     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A diagnosis of aortic insufficiency and mitral stenosis was made in a 24-year-old woman after an episode of heart failure following delivery. A double valvular replacement was performed 4 years later. At that time she suffered from recurrent episodes of erythema nodosum like lesions with an histological diagnosis of cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa. After another 4-year interval she presented with severe arterial hypertension and a biological inflammatory syndrome. An arteriography disclosed stenoses of the abdominal aorta, renal, and iliac arteries as well as occlusion of the right subclavian artery, diagnostic of Takayasu arteritis. We postulate that this woman presented a rare combination of cardiac and skin involvement of Takayasu's disease which preceded the classical arteritis of the aortic branches by 8 and 4 years, respectively.
Authors:
J Nikolic; N Péclard; P Deléamont; P Chavaz; J Schifferli; H Bounameaux
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  VASA. Zeitschrift für Gefässkrankheiten. Journal for vascular diseases     Volume:  22     ISSN:  0301-1526     ISO Abbreviation:  VASA     Publication Date:  1993  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1994-03-14     Completed Date:  1994-03-14     Revised Date:  2008-02-13    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0317051     Medline TA:  Vasa     Country:  SWITZERLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  347-51     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / diagnosis*,  pathology
Endothelium, Vascular / pathology
Female
Humans
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnosis*,  pathology
Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / pathology
Polyarteritis Nodosa / diagnosis*,  pathology
Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis*,  pathology

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