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ArticleRadiology case reports2024

An unusual case of Takayasu arteritis presenting with persistent cough in a young female patient: A case report.

Yara Ameerah, Serin Moghrabi, Ahmed Awadghanem, Rifat Hanbali, Mosab Maree

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5 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Yara AmeerahDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Serin MoghrabiDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Ahmed AwadghanemDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
Rifat HanbaliDepartment of Rheumatology, An-Najah National Hospital, Nablus, Palestine.
Mosab MareeDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.
An-Najah National University · PS

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous inflammatory arteritis of large vessels. Females aged 20-40 are usually affected and the manifestations can range from asymptomatic disease to major cardiovascular and neurological abnormalities. Herein, we present a case of a 20-year-old female who had a persistent cough as the initial manifestation of an underlying TA. She had a free past medical history. The patient sought medical help multiple times and took many antibiotics with no improvement. Laboratory tests showed a marked elevation in inflammatory markers so the patient was admitted for further investigations. CT scan showed a circumferential mural thickening involving mainly the descending thoracic aorta which is highly suggestive of an underlying chronic granulomatous vasculitis behind this. Our patient was treated with a combination of corticosteroid and azathioprine and showed substantial improvement after 2 weeks. TA can present with various symptoms. Therefore, patients presenting with atypical symptoms and late-onset vascular symptoms need a high degree of suspicion with close follow-up to allow early detection of any complication.

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AortaCase reportCoughImmunosuppressantTakayasu arteritis

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