title: Takayasu's Arteritis in a Patient with Sydenham's Chorea: is There an Association?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Takayasu's arteritis (TA) has been associated with many conditions. Herein described is a case of TA in a patient with rheumatic fever complicated with Sydenham's chorea.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 17-year-old female presented at age 6 with rheumatic fever followed by chorea a month later. At the age of 16, she developed a blood pressure discrepancy between the arms and faint pulses. Computed tomography angiography revealed diffuse aortic involvement and narrowing of the arteries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of rheumatic fever and Sydenham's chorea in TA raises the possibility of an immunological basis for the pathogenesis of the disease.
authors: Movement Disorders Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors: Thiago Cardoso
authors: TC
authors: Vale
authors: Ricardo Oliveira Horta
authors: RO
authors: Maciel
authors: Débora
authors: D
authors: Maia
authors: Rogério
authors: R
authors: Beato
authors: Francisco
authors: F
authors: Cardoso
keywords: Chorea; Sydenham’s chorea; Takayasu’s arteritis; hyperkinetic movement disorders; rheumatic fever; rheumatology