title: Takayasu's arteritis diagnosed in a patient with long-standing arthralgias and arthritis.
abstract: A 50-year-old woman had seronegative polyarthritis for three years, followed by vascular obstruction with classic Takayasu's arteritis. She responded symptomatically to high-dose steroid therapy and remains in long-term remission (joints and vasculature) after taper of medication. Literature review documents this relationship of arthritis to vasculitis in this and other types of vascular inflammation.
mesh_terms: D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001168:Arthritis / Q000150:complications*; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012074:Remission Induction; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone