title: Takayasu's arteritis and saddle nose deformity: a new association.
abstract: Aortitis and saddle nose deformity are extremely unusual manifestations of a variety of systemic diseases. The concurrent appearance of these apparently disparate clinical features is a clinical rarity. A case of saddle nose deformity in a patient with confirmed Takayasu's arteritis is presented. The relevant literature is reviewed with reference to the possible differential diagnosis of patients with aortitis and saddle nose deformity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Meath and National Children's Hospital (AMNCH), Dublin, Republic of Ireland. shiner1@eircom.net
authors.forename: Neville P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Shine
authors.forename: Sam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: Donald P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: McShane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods; D009666:Nose / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009667:Nose Deformities, Acquired / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods