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Bronchiectasis and hoarseness of voice in takayasu arteritis: a rare presentation
BMC Research Notes, 2012 Background Takayasu arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis occurring in young females. We report a rare presentation of Takayasu arteritis in a Sri Lankan woman.
ND Perera Gamage +3 more
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Aortic valve replacement surgery for a case of infantile Takayasu arteritis [PDF]
Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2012 Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology primarily affecting the aorta and its major branches and usually occurring in the second or third decade of life.
Hye Won Kwon +7 more
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Procalcitonin in Takayasu Arteritis [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014 To the Editor: Procalcitonin (PCT) is an acute-phase protein, a precursor of the hormone calcitonin1. Microbial constituents and proinflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interferon-γ induce ubiquitous PCT expression during bacterial, parasitic, or fungal infections1,2.
Tombetti, Enrico +8 more
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Takayasu arteritis in children [PDF]
Pediatric Rheumatology, 2008 Abstract Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a large vessel vasculitis that usually affects young female patients during the second and third decades of life, but has been reported in children as young as 24 months of age. Aim of this report was to describe four children (two girls) with TA, as well as summarizing main published studies.
Yalcinkaya, Fatos +14 more
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Isolated Aortitis: a Rare Cause of Febrile Illness [PDF]
, 2015 Febrile illness often presents a challenge for the clinician. The main causes of febrile illness are infections, solid or haematological malignancies and connective tissue disorders, including vasculitis.
Barreto, P, Fior, A
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Circulation, 2006 A 24-year-old woman presented with sudden paresis of the right hemisoma. Systolic blood pressure in the left arm was 80 mm Hg and in the right arm was 110 mm Hg. The laboratory data showed systemic inflammation (erythrocyte sedimentation rate: 47 mm/h; C-reactive protein, 3.57 mg/dL). Echo-color Doppler …
Meini S. +3 more
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Takayasu arteritis: clinical importance of extra-vessel uptake on FDG PET/CT
European Journal of Hybrid Imaging, 2019 Background [F-18]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography is routinely used for assessing Takayasu arteritis patients. However, extra-vessel [F-18]fluorodeoxyglucose uptake has not been evaluated in detail in these patients. We
Junichi Tsuchiya +8 more
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023 Background Takayasu arteritis is a noninfective chronic vasculitis mainly involving the aorta and its main branches. The presentation of the disease is heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic to catastrophic illness.
Marcel A. Beijk, R. Nils Planken
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Insights into Imaging of Aortitis [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Aortitis is a subtype of the more general term “vasculitis”, an inflammatory condition of infectious or noninfectious origin involving the vessel wall.
Bankier, Alexander +2 more
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