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Takayasu’s arteritis with skin manifestations in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease: coincidence or concurrence?

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We report a case of Crohn’s disease that was associated with marked dermatologic manifestations depicting necrotizing vasculitis around the ankles. On further evaluation, this patient was found to have aortic narrowing, which fit the criteria for Takayasu’s arteritis.

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, St. Anthony’s Central Hospital, 4101 W Conejos Place, Suite 200, Denver, CO, 80204, USA

    Misbah Baqir

  2. Internal Medicine, Mercy Catholic Medical Center, Darby, PA, 19023, USA

    Mohammed Haris Umer Usman, Humaira N. Adenwalla, Saqib Aziz, Fazle Noor & Mateen Hotiana

  3. Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Winthrop-University Hospital, 259 First Street, Mineola, NY, 11501, USA

    Tasbir ul- Islam

  4. Department of Rheumatology, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, Cincinnati, OH, 45267, USA

    Mansoor Ahmed

  5. 151 South Bishop Avenue, Apartment A18, Secane, PA, 19018, USA

    Mohammed Haris Umer Usman

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Baqir, M., Usman, M.H.U., Adenwalla, H.N. et al. Takayasu’s arteritis with skin manifestations in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease: coincidence or concurrence?. Clin Rheumatol 26, 996–998 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10067-006-0233-2

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