Takayasu’s Arteritis in a Patient with Sydenham’s Chorea: is There an Association?

BACKGROUND: Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) has been associated with many conditions. Herein described is a case of TA in a patient with rheumatic fever complicated with Sydenham’s chorea. CASE REPORT: A 17-year-old female presented at age 6 with rheumatic fever followed by chorea a month later. At the ag...

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Autores principales: Vale, Thiago Cardoso, Maciel, Ricardo Oliveira Horta, Maia, Débora, Beato, Rogério, Cardoso, Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3569897/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439787
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) has been associated with many conditions. Herein described is a case of TA in a patient with rheumatic fever complicated with Sydenham’s chorea. CASE REPORT: A 17-year-old female presented at age 6 with rheumatic fever followed by chorea a month later. At the age of 16, she developed a blood pressure discrepancy between the arms and faint pulses. Computed tomography angiography revealed diffuse aortic involvement and narrowing of the arteries. DISCUSSION: The presence of rheumatic fever and Sydenham’s chorea in TA raises the possibility of an immunological basis for the pathogenesis of the disease.

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