title: Serial imaging changes during treatment of Takayasu arteritis with pulmonary artery stenosis.
abstract: Most cases of chronic stenosis or occlusive lesions of the pulmonary arteries are attributed to thromboembolism, and pulmonary arteritis is extremely rare as the primary cause of these entities. We report a case of pulmonary stenosis and occlusion caused by Takayasu arteritis. The patient was a 54-year-old woman who presented with dyspnea. Total occlusion of the left pulmonary artery and significant stenosis of the right pulmonary artery caused by Takayasu arteritis were confirmed by various imaging modalities including pulmonary angiography, 18fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography. After 6 weeks of steroid therapy, follow-up imaging studies showed that the stenotic lesion had resolved.
authors.forename: Kenya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusunose
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Noriko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tomita
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishio
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niki
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Kunihiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koshiba
authors.forename: Shusuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taketani
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soeki
authors.forename: Tetsuzo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wakatsuki
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akaike
authors.forename: Masataka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sata
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D011666:Pulmonary Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids