Takayasu's arteritis as a differential diagnosis of systemic juvenile chronic arthritis.
After a series of throat infections an 8-year-old girl presented with fever and limb pain, initially diagnosed as juvenile chronic arthritis. Persistent symptoms led to further investigations when she was shown to have an arteritis affecting her aorta.
D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001027:Aortography; D001171:Arthritis, Juvenile / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
D002699:Chlorambucil; D011239:Prednisolone