A Case of Crohn's Disease Associated with Takayasu's Arteritis.
- Author:
Jae Won CHOE
1
;
Suk Kyun YANG
;
Hwoon Yong JUNG
;
Jae Kyoon LEE
;
Hae Kyung KIM
;
Eun Sug SHIN
;
Ki Nam SHIM
;
Hae Ryun KIM
;
Hyun Kwon HA
;
Weon Seon HONG
;
Young Il MIN
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Cener, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Crohn's disease;
Takayasu's arteritis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aorta, Thoracic;
Crohn Disease*;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
Korea;
Takayasu Arteritis*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
1997;17(6):860-864
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vascular manifestations as extraintestinal symptoms of inflammatory bowel diseases have rarely been reported, More than 10 case reports in the worldwide literature have suggested that Takayasu's arteritis be one of the rare vascular complications in inflammatory bowel diseases. We describe herein a 33-year-old woman with Takayasu's arteritis who was subsequently found to have Crohn's disease. Aortic arch angiogram showed typical findings of Takayasu's arteritis, and the diagnosis of Crohn's disease was made by colonoscopic and radiologic findings, clinical course, and the response to medical therapy. To our knowledge, this is the first case report in Korea.
