Takayasu's arteritis associated with Crohn's disease. Report of a case.
The authors report a rare case of Takayasu's arteritis with aortic arch and abdominal aorta involvement associated with Crohn's disease of the colon which both occurred in a young female patient. The coexistence of two immune mediated diseases in the same subject is unusual for they are generally considered to be independent of each other, however a hypothesis of their possible interrelationship is put forward.
Biagi
P
P
Department of Internal Medicine, Regione Toscana, ASL 7, Abbadia S. Salvatore Hospital, Siena, Italy.
Castro
R
R
Gullino
E
E
Campanella
G
G
Bianconi
E
E
D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D003092:Colitis / Q000150:complications; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging