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Takayasu's arteritis associated with crescentic glomerulonephritis.

Abstract
We describe the initial course and followup of a 16-year-old white female patient who presented in 1983 with aortitis and rapidly progressive renal failure. Renal biopsy revealed crescentic glomerulonephritis. Segmental occlusions of the distal aorta and both common iliac arteries were demonstrated on aortography. Initially, her renal function and arterial occlusions markedly improved with pulse prednisolone therapy, but 34 months later, the glomerulonephritis and aortitis worsened. This case report, the first of its kind, documents both the association of Takayasu's arteritis with crescentic glomerulonephritis and a marked, though incomplete, response to pulse therapy.
AuthorsD B Hellmann, K Hardy, S Lindenfeld, E Ring
JournalArthritis and rheumatism (Arthritis Rheum) Vol. 30 Issue 4 Pg. 451-4 (Apr 1987) ISSN: 0004-3591 [Print] United States
PMID2883978 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Creatinine
  • Prednisone
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Aortic Arch Syndromes (complications)
  • Blood Sedimentation
  • Creatinine (blood)
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Glomerulonephritis (complications, drug therapy, pathology)
  • Humans
  • Prednisone (therapeutic use)
  • Radiography
  • Recurrence
  • Takayasu Arteritis (complications, diagnostic imaging, drug therapy)

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