Pericardial effusion as primary manifestation of Takayasu arteritis

Item Type:	Letter
Title:	Pericardial effusion as primary manifestation of Takayasu arteritis
Creators Name:	Fateh-Moghadam, S. and Huehns, S. and Schmidt, W.A. and Dietz, R. and Bocksch, W.
Abstract:	Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis, affecting young women in 80-90% of cases with greatest prevalence in Asians. As exsudative pericarditis is an extremely rare, but a possible manifestation of TA, we report on a young women who presented with recurrent febrile pericardial effusion as primary manifestation of TA.
Keywords:	Takayasu Arteritis, Pericardial Effusion, Doppler Ultrasonography, Pulseless Disease
Source:	International Journal of Cardiology
ISSN:	0167-5273
Publisher:	Elsevier
Volume:	145
Number:	1
Page Range:	e33-e35
Date:	5 November 2010
Official Publication:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.12.133
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