A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus

Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the aorta and its main branches. Its etiology is obscure. Its association with systemic lupus erythematosus has been reported in the English literature in about 20 cases worldwide, and a relationship with a positive tuberculin test, either w...

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Main Authors: Opastirakul S., Chartapisak W., Sirivanichai C.
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Published: 2014
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-42052014-08-30T02:35:47Z A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus Opastirakul S. Chartapisak W. Sirivanichai C. Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the aorta and its main branches. Its etiology is obscure. Its association with systemic lupus erythematosus has been reported in the English literature in about 20 cases worldwide, and a relationship with a positive tuberculin test, either with or without tuberculosis, has also been mentioned. We report a pediatric patient who presented with renovascular hypertension secondary to Takayasu arteritis associated with a strongly positive tuberculin test and who subsequently developed possible systemic lupus erythematosus 8 months later. © IPNA 2004. 2014-08-30T02:35:47Z 2014-08-30T02:35:47Z 2004 Article 0931041X 10.1007/s00467-003-1406-8 14986087 PEDNE http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1842637600&partnerID=40&md5=6b749021a0690f8978d32e1c32fa5086 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14986087 http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4205 English
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description Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory disease that affects the aorta and its main branches. Its etiology is obscure. Its association with systemic lupus erythematosus has been reported in the English literature in about 20 cases worldwide, and a relationship with a positive tuberculin test, either with or without tuberculosis, has also been mentioned. We report a pediatric patient who presented with renovascular hypertension secondary to Takayasu arteritis associated with a strongly positive tuberculin test and who subsequently developed possible systemic lupus erythematosus 8 months later. © IPNA 2004.
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author Opastirakul S.
Chartapisak W.
Sirivanichai C.
spellingShingle Opastirakul S.
Chartapisak W.
Sirivanichai C.
A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus
author_facet Opastirakul S.
Chartapisak W.
Sirivanichai C.
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title A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus
title_short A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus
title_full A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus
title_fullStr A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus
title_full_unstemmed A girl with Takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus
title_sort girl with takayasu arteritis associated with possible systemic lupus erythematosus
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14986087
http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/4205
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