title: Back pain as the presenting manifestation of Takayasu arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Bnai Zion Medical Center and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel. eitanme2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Eitan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Melamed
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rosner
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Angel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003287:Contrast Media; D011239:Prednisolone