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01-04-2007 | Case Report

Takayasu’s arteritis presenting with bilateral pulmonary granulomatosis

Authors: Cheng-De Yang, Jia-Lin Teng, Yue-Ying Gu, Shun-le Chen

Published in: Clinical Rheumatology | Issue 4/2007

Abstract

Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a vasculitis characterized by inflammation and obliteration of intermediate to large-size arteries. We report a case of Takayasu’s arteritis with a presentation of bilateral pulmonary nodular infiltrates in a 21-year-old man. An open-lung biopsy showed characteristic changes of extra-vascular granulomatosis. To our knowledge, this has not been described previously in the literature.

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Title: Takayasu’s arteritis presenting with bilateral pulmonary granulomatosis
Authors: Cheng-De Yang
Jia-Lin Teng
Yue-Ying Gu
Shun-le Chen
Publication date: 01-04-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Clinical Rheumatology / Issue 4/2007
Print ISSN: 0770-3198
Electronic ISSN: 1434-9949
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0192-z

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