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. 2008 Mar 19:2:87.
doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-2-87.

Takayasu's arteritis associated with Crohn's disease: a case report

Nasser E Daryani  1 , Atoosa Nayer Habibi, Mohammad Bashashati, Mohammad Reza Keramati, Moezedin Javad Rafiee, Hossein Ajdarkosh, Mehrdad Azmi
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Takayasu's arteritis associated with Crohn's disease: a case report

Nasser E Daryani et al. J Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Introduction: The simultaneous presence of Takayasu's arteritis and Crohn's disease in a patient seems to be rare. To our knowledge, no patient with the combination of Crohn's disease and Takayasu's arteritis has been reported from our region.

Case presentation: Herein we present the case of a 22-year-old Iranian woman previously diagnosed as Crohn's disease and who had subsequently developed Takayasu's arteritis.

Conclusion: Clinical suspicion, proper imaging, and consideration of the differential diagnosis are important for the correct diagnosis and management of patients with this coincidence.

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Figure 1
Abdominal CT scan: thickening of the aortic wall (arrow).
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thoracic CT angiography: thickening of the aortic wall (arrow).
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