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ArticleCaspian journal of internal medicine2024

Multiple sclerosis in a patient with Takayasu's Arteritis: A case report.

Mohammad Mehdi Emam, Mahdiye Abiyarghamsari, Muhanna Kazempour, Maryam Haghighi-Morad, Farane Farsad

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Article in Caspian journal of internal medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mohammad Mehdi EmamMohammad Mehdi Emam and Mahdiye Abiyarghamsari contributed equally in this article.
Mahdiye AbiyarghamsariDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Muhanna KazempourDepartment of Rheumatology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Maryam Haghighi-MoradDepartment of Radiology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Farane FarsadDepartment of Rheumatology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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Abstract

Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) and Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) are two autoimmune diseases that affect the Central nervous system (CNS), but the relationship between them has not been established. Case Presentation: Here we report the emergence of MS during treatment. Takayasu's arteritis in a 24-year-old Iranian woman with a severe presentation. She was treated aggressively with IV methylprednisolone 1 g/day for 3 days and continued with oral prednisolone, also IV cyclophosphamide monthly. After 2 months, loss of vision led to a diagnosis of Optic neuritis (ON) caused by concomitant MS. Conclusion: Differentiating CNS vasculitis associated with Takayasu's arthritis from coexisting MS affecting the CNS is challenging and what is important is to avoid giving a TNF inhibitor.

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ArteritisMultiple sclerosisNeurologic manifestationsTakayasuVision loss

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