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Takayasu disease with prominent pulmonary artery involvement: confusion with pulmonary disease leading to delayed diagnosis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18504527     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Pulmonary artery involvement as the initial predominant clinical manifestation in Takayasu arteritis (TA) is rare. We describe a young adult female who presented with life-threatening complications of proximal pulmonary arterial involvement of Takayasu arteritis. In our case, atypical presentation of TA with pulmonary symptoms due to pulmonary artery involvement resulted in an erroneous initial diagnosis of sarcoidosis and then tuberculosis. The frequency of such a clinical form could be underestimated given the difficulties involved in its diagnosis and because its features are similar to those of pulmonary disease.
Authors:
Bilgehan Karadag; Hasan Kilic; Dursun Duman; Zeki Ongen; Vural Ali Vural; Hasan Yazici
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article     Date:  2008-05-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  Modern rheumatology / the Japan Rheumatism Association     Volume:  18     ISSN:  1439-7595     ISO Abbreviation:  Mod Rheumatol     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-10-06     Completed Date:  2009-04-10     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100959226     Medline TA:  Mod Rheumatol     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  507-10     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul University, 34098, Istanbul, Turkey. karadag@istanbul.edu.tr
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Coronary Angiography
Diagnostic Errors*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Artery / pathology*
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*
Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis*,  pathology
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*

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