Takayasu arteritis evaluated by multi-slice computed tomography in an old man
- 作者：Tetsuo Fujita ; Masashi Ohtsuka ; Eiji Uchida ; Hiroyuki Yamaguchi ; Toru Nakajima ; Hiroshi Akazawa ; Hiroyuki Takano ; Haruaki Nakaya ; Issei Komuro
- 关键词：Takayasu arteritis ; Multi-slice CT ; Matrix metalloproteinases
- 刊名：International Journal of Cardiology
- 出版年：2008
- 期刊代码：128_01675273
- 类别：med
- 出版时间：10 April 2008
- 卷：125
- 期：2
- 页码：286-287
- 文件大小：177 K
摘要
In the case of patients with Takayasu arteritis (TA), they consult a doctor for the first time when they have a slight fever, shoulder pain, chest pain, back pain, or headache, or when they are pointed out to have high CRP or anemia by chance in medical check-up. In TA, they are usually young women. In our case, the very old patient had bilateral massive pleural effusion and aortic aneurysm with a 64-slice computed tomography (CT). TA commonly affects primarily large elastic arteries such as the aorta and its main branches. Steroid was very effective for suppression of inflammatory symptom being dose-dependent. His pleural effusion had been decreasing without reducing the size of aortic aneurysm. Multi-slice CT was a very useful tool to detect unexpected lesion in Takayasu arteritis in a non-invasive manner.