UNLABELLED: Takayasu arteritis is a rare chronic vasculitis primarily involving the aorta and its main branches. We report an adolescent girl with Takayasu arteritis who presented with an isolated aortic valve regurgitation as part of a systemic inflammatory process. This patient was initially misdiagnosed as having rheumatic heart disease and the correct diagnosis was made only 1 year later. CONCLUSION: Takayasu arteritis should be considered among the diagnostic possibilities in patients who present with an unexplained systemic inflammatory syndrome and a cardiac murmur.
UNLABELLED: Takayasu arteritis is a rare chronic vasculitis primarily involving the aorta and its main branches. We report an adolescent girl with Takayasu arteritis who presented with an isolated aortic valve regurgitation as part of a systemic inflammatory process. This patient was initially misdiagnosed as having rheumatic heart disease and the correct diagnosis was made only 1 year later. CONCLUSION:Takayasu arteritis should be considered among the diagnostic possibilities in patients who present with an unexplained systemic inflammatory syndrome and a cardiac murmur.
Authors: Gleice Clemente; Clovis A Silva; Silvana B Sacchetti; Virginia P L Ferriani; Sheila K Oliveira; Flavio Sztajnbok; Blanca E R G Bica; André Cavalcanti; Teresa Robazzi; Marcia Bandeira; Maria Teresa Terreri Journal: Rheumatol Int Date: 2018-04-23 Impact factor: 2.631