[Takayasu disease revealed by dorsalgia].
Takayasu arteritis is an uncommon inflammatory arteritis especially in children. We report a case.


METHODS
A 11-year-old boy presented dorsalgia with inflammatory syndrome. One year later, the investigation of an hypertension with asymmetric blood pressure revealed an aortic coarctation and a bilateral renal arteries stenosis leading to Takayasu's arteritis diagnosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Takayasu's arteritis must be evokated in young children in case of associated hypertension and inflammatory syndrome.
Noyer
B
B
Service d'infectiologie et médecine interne, centre hospitalier de Pau, 4, boulevard Hauterive, 64046 Pau, France. benedicte.noyer@ch-pau.fr
Guérin
B
B
Delarche
N
N
Estrade
G
G
Monlun
E
E
Doireau
V
V
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000532:radiotherapy