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Takayasu Arteritis Presenting as Intestinal Angina: Unusual Presentation of a Rare Disease
Pankaj Nawghare1, Ravi Thanage1, Shubham Jain1
1Gastroenterology, BYL Nair Hospital, Mumbai, IND.
Abstract:
Intestinal angina refers to abdominal pain resulting from reduced mesenteric blood flow. Although atherosclerosis is the most common cause, large vessel vasculitis is emerging as one of the common causes. We have reported a case of an 18-year-old female who presented with classical symptoms of intestinal angina. On evaluation, the patient was found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm with a compromised mesenteric blood supply. She was started on steroids and methotrexate along with anti-platelets and anticoagulants. She improved following the treatment and didn't have any complaints on follow-up.
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