title: Pericardial effusion as primary manifestation of Takayasu arteritis.
abstract: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis, affecting young women in 80-90% of cases with greatest prevalence in Asians. As exudative pericarditis is an extremely rare, but a possible manifestation of TA, we report on a young women who presented with recurrent febrile pericardial effusion as primary manifestation of TA.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fateh-Moghadam
authors.forename: Sonja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huehns
authors.forename: Wolfgang A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bocksch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging