title: Concurrent Takayasu arteritis with common variable immunodeficiency and moyamoya disease.
abstract: Takayasu arteritis is a rare, chronic form of large vessel vasculitis that characteristically involves the aorta and its branches. Its origin and disease process are currently unknown, although T lymphocytes and, most recently, B cells are thought to play a role. Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a collection of heterogeneous disorders resulting in an antibody deficiency and recurrent infections, and is the most common symptomatic primary immunodeficiency disorder. This report presents a unique case of possible Takayasu arteritis with a history of CVID in a young man admitted with multiple cerebrovascular accidents. Takayasu arteritis may serve as the main cause of this presentation. The rarity of this case is further accentuated by the presence of moyamoya disease. Finally, the possible disease process and novel treatment of Takayasu arteritis is discussed briefly.
authors: Vascular Medicine, Abbott Northwestern Hospital/Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN 55407, USA. nedaa.skeik@allina.com
authors: Nedaa
authors: N
authors: Skeik
authors: Kyle K
authors: KK
authors: Rumery
authors: Prabhu D
authors: PD
authors: Udayakumar
authors: Benjamin M
authors: BM
authors: Crandall
authors: Kenneth J
authors: KJ
authors: Warrington
authors: Timothy M
authors: TM
authors: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002533:Cerebral Angiography / Q000379:methods; D017074:Common Variable Immunodeficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D009072:Moyamoya Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D055420:Perfusion Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors