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Review
. 2019 Feb;39(2):345-351.
doi: 10.1007/s00296-018-4231-x. Epub 2019 Jan 3.

Tuberculosis and Takayasu arteritis: case-based review

Moritz K Jansson  1 , Hilte F Geerdes-Fenge  2 , Antje Kangowski  3 , Christian Kneitz  3 , Emil C Reisinger  2
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Tuberculosis and Takayasu arteritis: case-based review

Moritz K Jansson et al. Rheumatol Int. 2019 Feb.

Abstract

This report presents a case of co-occurrence of Takayasu arteritis (TA) and multiorgan tuberculosis (TB) in a 20-year-old female and provides a review of 18 previously reported cases of co-occurring TA and TB. All patients were between 9 and 24 years of age. Most reports describe a concomitant diagnosis of active TB and TA. TB lymphadenitis was described in 11 cases (57.9%), and microbiologically confirmed in 4 of these. All patients received antituberculous therapy and most received corticosteroids (89.5%). In our and two other cases, TA relapses necessitating additional immunosuppressive therapy were observed.

Keywords: Autoimmune disease; Takayasu arteritis; Tuberculosis; Tuberculosis, Lymph node; Vasculitis.

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