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  • Title: [Association of sarcoidosis and Takayasu's arteritis: an additional case report].
    Author: Robaday S, Hervé F, Cailleux N, Dominique S, Levesque H, Marie I.
    Journal: Rev Med Interne; 2005 Oct; 26(10):816-9. PubMed ID: 16023270.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: Takayasu arteritis has been described in association with various auto-immune disorders (mainly inflammatory digestive tract diseases). However, only few cases of Takayasu arteritis associated with sarcoidosis have been reported, raising the question of an association by chance. EXEGESIS: We report the case of a 26-year old woman with a 1-year history of sarcoidosis, who presented with a right painful upper limb, revealing inflammatory humeral, axillary and subclavian arteritis related to Takayasu arteritis. The patient was successfully treated with steroids. CONCLUSION: Our case report suggests that both Takayasu arteritis and sarcoidosis may be related, and that Takayasu arteritis or Takayasu arteritis-like granulomatous vasculitis may be, in fact, a complication of sarcoidosis. It also indicates that a complete vascular clinical examination should be performed in patients with sarcoidosis, in order to detect asymptomatic underlying inflammatory arteritis.
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