title: Takayasu arteritis associated with ulcerative colitis and optic neuritis: first case in Korea.
abstract: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis that affects the aortic arch and its primary branches. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. Patients diagnosed with both TA and UC have rarely been reported. The pathogenesis of TA and UC is uncertain, but cell-mediated mechanisms play an important role in both diseases, and a genetic factor is thought to have an effect on the coincidence of these two diseases. We herein report a 38-year-old female with TA who had a history of UC with optic neuritis. We believe that this is the first case of the coexistence of TA and UC in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jung Yoon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Pyo
authors.forename: Jin Su
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Chang Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Sang Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Beom
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soo Kon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009902:Optic Neuritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D013256:Steroids
keywords: Colitis, ulcerative; Optic neuritis; Takayasu arteritis