title: Takayasu arteritis and ulcerative cutaneous sarcoidosis.
abstract: A 67-year-old woman was referred to our hospital due to a refractory lower extremity ulcer. Occlusion of the bilateral superficial femoral arteries and a difference (>50 mmHg) in blood pressure between the bilateral upper limbs were noted. In addition to occlusion of the left subclavian artery and stenosis at the ostium of the right coronary artery, these findings led to a diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis. Furthermore, a biopsy of the ulcerated skin lesion localized on the fibular surface showed a non-caseating cutaneous granulomatous lesion resulting in the diagnosis of cutaneous sarcoidosis. The simultaneous occurrence of cutaneous sarcoidosis and Takayasu arteritis, albeit rare, should not be overlooked.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Gangji
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ri
authors.forename: Emi
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Tarou
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shigekiyo
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakita
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Otsuka
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Motomu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moriwaki
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Daimon
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsumata
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sohmiya
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hoshiga
authors.forename: Nobukazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishizaka
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000368:Aged; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents