title: Takayasu's Arteritis with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Rare Association.
abstract: We report the case of a 24-year-old nondiabetic, nonhypertensive lady with history of fatigue, dyspnoea and limb claudication. She has been diagnosed with Takayasu's arteritis. Subsequently she developed rash, alopecia, joint pain, and various other laboratory abnormalities which led to a diagnosis of SLE. Takayasu's arteritis (TA) rarely coexists with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The absence of specific SLE markers in patients with TA who subsequently develop SLE suggests that the coexistence of these conditions may be coincidental. The antiphospholipid syndrome in patients with SLE may mimic the occlusive vasculitis of TA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Accident and Emergency, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Dhrubajyoti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, KB Hostel, RG Kar Medical College, Room No. 38, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal 700004, India.
authors.forename: Vijayan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ganesan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Debarati
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Diptak
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bhowmick
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, KB Hostel, RG Kar Medical College, Room No. 1, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal 700004, India.
authors.forename: Sibnarayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasmal
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Girls Hostel, RG Kar Medical College, Room No. 22, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal 700004, India.
authors.forename: Cankatika
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.affiliation: RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Sabyasachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mukhopadhyay
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, IPGMER, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Adrija
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hajra
authors.affiliation: Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manas
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Layek
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Partha Sarathi
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Karmakar