title: Abdominal pain as the initial presentation of Takayasu arteritis.
abstract: Abdominal pain is rarely described as a clinical manifestation of Takayasu arteritis, although abdominal vascular involvement is common in this disease. We report the case of a 20-year-old female with Takayasu arteritis who complained of chronic and intermittent abdominal pain. Computed tomographic angiography and ultrasonography were useful in evaluating the abdominal arterial involvement. Takayasu arteritis must be considered one of the underlying diseases that may cause chronic abdominal pain in young females.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki, Okayama, 701-0192, Japan.
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasae
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakuta
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Tamaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kashihara
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017538:Mesenteric Artery, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D055815:Young Adult