Takayasu's arteritis involving proximal pulmonary arteries and mimicking thromboembolic disease

U Haque; D Hellmann; T Traill; A Venbrux; J Stone

Takayasu's arteritis involving proximal pulmonary arteries and mimicking thromboembolic disease

J Rheumatol. 1999 Feb;26(2):450-3.

Authors

U Haque¹, D Hellmann, T Traill, A Venbrux, J Stone

Affiliation

¹ Division of Rheumatology, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

PMID: 9972985

Abstract

The pulmonary manifestations of Takayasu's arteritis (TA) are frequently overshadowed by the systemic circulation involvement. We describe a patient who presented with life threatening complications of unrecognized proximal pulmonary arterial disease that mimicked thromboembolic disease. We review the literature on pulmonary involvement in TA, and discuss the use of imaging studies in this disease.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
Lung Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Artery / pathology*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging
Takayasu Arteritis / diagnosis*
Takayasu Arteritis / diagnostic imaging
Takayasu Arteritis / pathology