Takayasu's arteritis presenting as uveitis in a 5-year-old girl.
A 5-year-old patient presented with uveitis as initial manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis. Our patient is unique not only in the initial presentation but also in the extent of arteritis in the aortic arch and great vessels. This is only the second case reported in the literature with this unusual presentation.
Becker
Russell W
RW
Department of Vascular Surgery, Harper University Hospital, Detroit, MI, USA. russellbecker@msn.com
Sohn
Richard L
RL
Poulik
Janet M
JM
Berguer
Ramon
R
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology*