Takayasu's aortitis with dissection in systemic lupus erythematosus

Authors
Kameyama, K Kuramochi, S Ueda, T Kawada, S Tominaga, N Mimori, T Hata, J
Citation
K. Kameyama et al., Takayasu's aortitis with dissection in systemic lupus erythematosus, SC J RHEUM, 28(3), 1999, pp. 187-188
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology,"da verificare
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
ISSN journal
03009742 → ACNP
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
187 - 188
Database
ISI
SICI code
0300-9742(1999)28:3<187:TAWDIS>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
A forty-seven-year-old Japanese woman under treatment for systemic lupus er ythematosus (SLE), complained of severe back pain. Chest X-ray and MRI show ed an aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta. Subsequently an aortic replacement was performed. Microscopically, the resected aorta showed Takay asu's aortitis with chronic dissection. Both aortitis and dissection are ra re events in SLE patients. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Ta kayasu's aortitis with dissection in a patient with SLE.