Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, inflammatory large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology resulting in a granulomatous inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. It most commonly affects the women of childbearing age. Pulmonary artery involvement is very rare. We, hereby, report...
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| author | Pritam K Chatterjee Biswajit Majumder Sandip Ghosh Sudeep KN |
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| description | Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, inflammatory large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology resulting in a granulomatous inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. It most commonly affects the women of childbearing age. Pulmonary artery involvement is very rare. We, hereby, report a case of TA presenting with fever and hemoptysis due to pulmonary artery involvement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e09548bab45643a38b8102551999dd382022-12-21T23:57:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians2320-87752320-90892019-01-0171232510.4103/jacp.jacp_42_16Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and HemoptysisPritam K ChatterjeeBiswajit MajumderSandip GhoshSudeep KNTakayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a rare, systemic, inflammatory large-vessel vasculitis of unknown etiology resulting in a granulomatous inflammation of the aorta and its major branches. It most commonly affects the women of childbearing age. Pulmonary artery involvement is very rare. We, hereby, report a case of TA presenting with fever and hemoptysis due to pulmonary artery involvement.http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2019;volume=7;issue=1;spage=23;epage=25;aulast=ChatterjeeHemoptysispulmonary arteryTakayasu Arteritis |
| spellingShingle | Pritam K Chatterjee Biswajit Majumder Sandip Ghosh Sudeep KN Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians Hemoptysis pulmonary artery Takayasu Arteritis |
| title | Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis |
| title_full | Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis |
| title_fullStr | Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis |
| title_short | Takayasu’s Arteritis Presenting With Fever and Hemoptysis |
| title_sort | takayasu s arteritis presenting with fever and hemoptysis |
| topic | Hemoptysis pulmonary artery Takayasu Arteritis |
| url | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2019;volume=7;issue=1;spage=23;epage=25;aulast=Chatterjee |
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