title: Takayasu's arteritis and ulcerative colitis in a young non-Asian woman: a rare association.
abstract: The association between ulcerative colitis and Takayasu's arteritis has been well described in patients of Asian ethnicity. We present the third non-Asian case reported in the English literature, of a 37-year-old woman with a 4-year history of Takayasu's arteritis, who developed idiopathic ulcerative colitis. She was found to carry the human leucocyte antigens HLA-B52 and DR2, which have been previously noted to be associated with these inflammatory conditions, mainly in the Japanese population. Ulcerative colitis was steroid-dependent despite simultaneous administration of mesalazine. Azathioprime achieved remission of both diseases. The possible pathogenic association of the disorders is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endoscopy and Motility Unit, Central Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece. papaziog@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Katsinelos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tsolkas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beltsis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chatzimavroudis
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Papaziogas
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kapelidis
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsinelos
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Atmatzidis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paroutoglou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome