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Takayasu’s arteritis presenting with bilateral pulmonary granulomatosis

Clinical Rheumatology volume 26, pages 612–614 (2007)Cite this article

Abstract

Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a vasculitis characterized by inflammation and obliteration of intermediate to large-size arteries. We report a case of Takayasu’s arteritis with a presentation of bilateral pulmonary nodular infiltrates in a 21-year-old man. An open-lung biopsy showed characteristic changes of extra-vascular granulomatosis. To our knowledge, this has not been described previously in the literature.

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    Cheng-De Yang, Jia-Lin Teng, Yue-Ying Gu & Shun-le Chen

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Yang, CD., Teng, JL., Gu, YY. et al. Takayasu’s arteritis presenting with bilateral pulmonary granulomatosis. Clin Rheumatol 26, 612–614 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-005-0192-z

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Keywords

  • Granulomatosis
  • Pulmonary
  • Takayasu’s arteritis