Direct brain involvement of Takayasu arteritis treated with rituximab and infliximab: a case report

Autor:	Seondeuk Kim, Seon-Jae Ahn, Han Sang Lee, Woo-Jin Lee, Jangsup Moon, Jin Kyun Park, Kon Chu
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	takayasu arteritis central nervous system encephalitis Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system RC346-429
Zdroj:	Encephalitis, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 9-13 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2765-4559 2734-1461
DOI:	10.47936/encephalitis.2021.00108
Popis:	Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a systemic vasculitis involving large arteries. Reports of direct central nervous system (CNS) involvement in TAK are extremely rare in the literature. In addition, treatment for direct involvement has not been reported. Herein, we describe a case of encephalitis in a TAK patient who presented with fever and headache at the first attack, then cognitive impairment at the second attack. The patient improved with rituximab and especially infliximab. These findings indicate the usefulness of rituximab and infliximab to treat the direct CNS manifestations in TAK.
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