Takayasu's arteritis with skin manifestations in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease: coincidence or concurrence?
We report a case of Crohn's disease that was associated with marked dermatologic manifestations depicting necrotizing vasculitis around the ankles. On further evaluation, this patient was found to have aortic narrowing, which fit the criteria for Takayasu's arteritis.
Baqir
Misbah
M
Department of Internal Medicine, St. Anthony's Central Hospital, 4101 W Conejos Place, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80204, USA. docmisoo@yahoo.com
Usman
Mohammed Haris Umer
MH
Adenwalla
Humaira N
HN
Aziz
Saqib
S
Noor
Fazle
F
ul- Islam
Tasbir
T
Ahmed
Mansoor
M
Hotiana
Mateen
M
D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014657:Vasculitis / Q000209:etiology*