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Familial Takayasu's arteritis in female siblings
- Source :
- Rheumatology international. 31(6)
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic vasculitis of the aorta and its main branches. Infectious agents or autoimmunity are thought to influence the pathophysiology. Ethnic preponderance in East Asia and usually affects young Asian women suggesting a possible role of genetic factor in the etiology. We present a rare case of familial TA in female siblings with the involvement of the main branches of aortic arch and renal arteries described by three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT). This case is rare familial TA in female siblings with CT angiography, which is feasible in diagnosis and informative for the stage of TA.
- Subjects :
- Aortic arch
Adult
Male
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
Ticlopidine
Immunology
Takayasu's arteritis
Aorta, Thoracic
Imaging, Three-Dimensional
Renal Artery
Rheumatology
medicine.artery
medicine
Immunology and Allergy
Humans
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Arteritis
Sibling
Family Health
Aorta
medicine.diagnostic_test
Aspirin
business.industry
Siblings
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Takayasu Arteritis
Clopidogrel
Angiography
Etiology
Female
Vasculitis
business
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1437160X
- Volume :
- 31
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Rheumatology international
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....cb4d9f1a74c833ccd31583906e60dd09