Open AccessTakayasu′s arteritis associated with tuberculosis in a young Yemeni woman
Author(s) -
Al-Aghbari Khaled,
Ahmed AlMotarreb,
Askar Faiza
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-5123
pISSN - 1995-705X
DOI - 10.4103/1995-705x.76804
Subject(s) - arteritis , medicine , tuberculosis , takayasu arteritis , takayasu's arteritis , disease , dermatology , pathology , vasculitis
Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is an autoimmune disease that affects the big arteries. A possible relationship between TA and tuberculosis (TB) has been suggested. Both diseases have similar chronic inflammatory lesions and occasionally granulomas on the arterial walls. We report a case of TA associated with TB.