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Takayasu's Arteritis in a Patient with Sydenham's Chorea: is There an Association?
Thiago Cardoso Vale1, Ricardo Oliveira Horta Maciel, Débora Maia
1Movement Disorders Clinic, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Background:
Takayasu's arteritis (TA) has been associated with many conditions. Herein described is a case of TA in a patient with rheumatic fever complicated with Sydenham's chorea.
Case Report:
A 17-year-old female presented at age 6 with rheumatic fever followed by chorea a month later. At the age of 16, she developed a blood pressure discrepancy between the arms and faint pulses. Computed tomography angiography revealed diffuse aortic involvement and narrowing of the arteries.
Discussion:
The presence of rheumatic fever and Sydenham's chorea in TA raises the possibility of an immunological basis for the pathogenesis of the disease.
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