title: Atrial myxoma masquerading as Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: We describe the case of a 48-year-old woman whose atrial myxoma was mistaken for vasculitis. The case report highlights the reasons why these two disorders may become confused, the dangers of initiating the wrong treatment and a simple means of avoiding misdiagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, London E2 9JX, UK.
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fung
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London EC1A 7BE, UK.
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Edmondson
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, London Chest Hospital, London E2 9JX, UK ; Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wald
keywords: Atrial myxoma; endocarditis; vasculitis