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ArticleOxford medical case reports2024

Takayasu arteritis masquerading as brucellosis: a case report.

Karokh F Hama Hussein, Rawa Bapir, Dilan S Hiwa, Nali H Hama, Shorsh A Mohammed, Soran H Tahir, Lawen Jamal Mustafa, Dlshad M Faraj, Hemin S Mohammed, Sokar A Omar and 2 more

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Article in Oxford medical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Karokh F Hama HusseinScientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Rawa BapirScientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Dilan S HiwaScientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Nali H HamaScientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Shorsh A MohammedShahid Dr. Hemin Mental Health Hospital, Qanat Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Soran H TahirScientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Lawen Jamal MustafaRheumatology Department, Ministry of Health, Shorsh Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Dlshad M FarajScientific Department, Xzmat Polyclinic, Rizgari, Kalar, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Hemin S MohammedScientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Sokar A OmarScientific Department, Xzmat Polyclinic, Rizgari, Kalar, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Shvan H MohammedKscien Organization for Scientific Research (Middle East Office), Hamdi Street, Azadi Mall, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.
Fahmi H KakamadScientific Affairs Department, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaymaniyah 46001, Kurdistan, Iraq.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2124-9580

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study reports a unique case of a 19-year-old male with Takayasu arteritis initially misdiagnosed as brucellosis due to persistently positive brucella serology. Despite multiple anti-brucellosis treatments, symptoms persisted until the correct diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis was made, Subsequent immunosuppressive therapy for Takayasu arteritis led to symptom improvement and normalization of serological markers. This highlights the challenge of distinguishing between these conditions and the potential for immunosuppression to impact brucella serology in such cases.

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brucelladiagnosispulseless diseaseserologyTakayasu arteritis

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PMID39664921
PMCPMC11631224

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