Takayasu's arteritis involving proximal pulmonary arteries and mimicking thromboembolic disease.
The pulmonary manifestations of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) are frequently overshadowed by the systemic circulation involvement. We describe a patient who presented with life threatening complications of unrecognized proximal pulmonary arterial disease that mimicked thromboembolic disease. We review the literature on pulmonary involvement in TA, and discuss the use of imaging studies in this disease.
Haque
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Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Hellmann
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Traill
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Venbrux
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Stone
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D000328:Adult; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology