Tuberculosis and Takayasu arteritis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Case Report

Mariem Boumediene¹  Mariem Jrad¹  Fethi Ben Hamida²  Mounira El Euch²  Sami Turki²  Tahar Gargah³  Maryem Ferjani³ 

[1] Department of Imaging, Charles Nicolle Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia;Medicine Faculty of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia;Internal Medicine Department “A”, Research Laboratory of Kidney Diseases (LR00SP01), Boulevard 9 Avril, Bab Souika, 1006, Tunis, Tunisia;Medicine Faculty of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia;Pediatric Department, Charles Nicolle Hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia;Medicine Faculty of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia;

关键词: Takayasu arteritis;    Tuberculosis;    Child;    Case report;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13256-023-04037-2

 received in 2023-01-20, accepted in 2023-06-11,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundTakayasu arteritis is a rare and chronic granulomatous vasculitis that affects the large vessels. Takayasu arteritis targets the aorta and its branches and is still of unknown etiology. It often affects female patients under 50 years of age. A relationship between Takayasu arteritis and tuberculosis has been suggested for a long time.Case presentationWe report a severe case of Takayasu arteritis in a 10-year-old Tunisian child revealed by renovascular hypertension with concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis.ConclusionsOur patient is among only a few cases of Takayasu arteritis published worldwide affecting young infants and adolescents, which underlines the strong relationship between Takayasu arteritis and tuberculosis.

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