Difficulties in the differential diagnosis between Takayasu arteritis and rheumatic fever: case report.
In this article, we present the case of a patient with heart failure with biological aortic valve prosthesis and multiple vascular changes consistent with Takayasu arteritis (TA) who was seen in our department receiving corticosteroids and secondary prevention of rheumatic fever (RF); it was not possible to exclude the association between both diseases.
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, MG, Brazil. Electronic address: taciferreira@yahoo.com.br.
Taciana Fernandes Araújo
TF
Ferreira
Discipline of Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Marlene
M
Freire
Discipline of Rheumatology, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Reginaldo Botelho
RB
Teodoro
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*
Arterite de Takayasu; Febre reumática; Heart failure; Insuficiência cardíaca; Rheumatic fever; Takayasu arteritis; Valve disease; Valvopatia