Association between rheumatic fever and Takayasu’s arteritis – Case report

Autor: Natali W.S. Gormezano, Maria Carolina dos Santos, Eunice Mitiko Okuda, Liane Hulle Catani, Silvana B. Sacchetti
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia, Vol 56, Iss 2, Pp 178-180 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1809-4570
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbre.2014.09.003
Popis: ABSTRACT Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) and rheumatic fever are diseases that can start with cardiac fea-tures, making the diagnosis difficult. There are reports of association of RF with Takayasu’sarteritis beginning with cardiac involvement in pediatric patients. The aim of this study isto report the possible association of RF and TA in patients with cardiac abnormalities. Wedescribe the case of an adolescent initially diagnosed with RF who progressed with changesthat allowed making the diagnosis of TA. TA and RF are two important causes of valveinvolvement that may have systemic manifestations.
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