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01-02-2019 | Vasculitis | Case Based Review
Tuberculosis and Takayasu arteritis: case-based review
Authors:
Moritz K. Jansson, Hilte F. Geerdes-Fenge, Antje Kangowski, Christian Kneitz, Emil C. Reisinger
Published in:
Rheumatology International
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Issue 2/2019
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Abstract
This report presents a case of co-occurrence of Takayasu arteritis (TA) and multiorgan tuberculosis (TB) in a 20-year-old female and provides a review of 18 previously reported cases of co-occurring TA and TB. All patients were between 9 and 24 years of age. Most reports describe a concomitant diagnosis of active TB and TA. TB lymphadenitis was described in 11 cases (57.9%), and microbiologically confirmed in 4 of these. All patients received antituberculous therapy and most received corticosteroids (89.5%). In our and two other cases, TA relapses necessitating additional immunosuppressive therapy were observed.