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Harris G, Chuen J, Farouque O, Hare DL, Hoi A. Case report: Lipoprotein (a) related accelerated atherosclerosis in a young patient: An important differential when considering Takayasu arteritis. Int J Rheum Dis 2024; 27:e15087. [PMID: 38375750 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.15087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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- Georgia Harris
- Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Surgery, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Cardiology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Liu L, Li J, Yang Y, Hu C, Tian X. Altered glycosylation profiles of serum IgG in Takayasu arteritis. Eur J Med Res 2023; 28:69. [PMID: 36755310 PMCID: PMC9906894 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-023-01035-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is an autoimmune inflammatory disorder with an undefined etiology. This study aimed to characterize the glycosylation profiles of serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) in patients with TAK. METHODS Lectin microarrays containing 56 types of lectins were used to detect the glycan levels of serum IgG in 164 patients with TAK, 128 patients with atherosclerosis used as disease controls (DCs), and 100 healthy controls (HCs). Differentially altered glycosylation patterns between TAK and control groups as well as between TAK subgroups were identified and further validated by lectin blot. The classification performance of the TAK-specific glycosylation change was measured by receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. RESULTS Lectin microarray analysis revealed significantly increased N-Acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) levels in the TAK group compared to the DC and HC groups (all p < 0.01). For TAK subgroups, significantly decreased mannosylation was observed in patients with active TAK compared to patients with inactive disease (p < 0.01). These differences were validated by lectin blot. In addition, GalNAc levels exhibited a considerable potential for discriminating patients with TAK from patients with atherosclerosis, with an area under the curve of 0.749 (p < 0.001), a sensitivity of 71.7%, and a specificity of 73.8%. CONCLUSIONS Serum IgG in patients with TAK displayed disease-specific glycosylation alterations. Aberrant GalNAc glycosylation showed substantial value as a diagnostic biomarker. The potential proinflammatory properties of the abnormal glycans may provide new insights into the role of humoral immunity in the pathogenesis of TAK.
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- Lingyu Liu
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Key Laboratory of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China.
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Sechi E, Gallus E, Solla P, Puggioni D, Amadu AM, Ortu R, Piras M, Defazio G, Erre GL. Teaching Video NeuroImage: Bilateral Hemifacial Spasm in Giant Cell Arteritis. Neurology 2022; 99:256-257. [PMID: 35940893 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000200837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Elia Sechi
- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy.
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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- From the University of Sassari (E.S., E.G., P.S., D.P., A.M.A., R.O., M.P., G.L.E.); and University of Cagliari (G.D.), Italy
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Lötscher F, Pop R, Seitz P, Recher M, Seitz L. Spectrum of Large- and Medium-Vessel Vasculitis in Adults: Neoplastic, Infectious, Drug-Induced, Autoinflammatory, and Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2022; 24:293-309. [PMID: 35920952 PMCID: PMC9362566 DOI: 10.1007/s11926-022-01083-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Purpose of Review To provide a comprehensive review of drugs and neoplastic, infectious, autoinflammatory, and immunodeficiency diseases causing medium- to large-vessel vasculitis in adults with emphasis on information essential for the initial diagnostic process. Recent Findings Entities with medium- to large-vessel vasculitis as clinical manifestations have been described recently (e.g., adenosine deaminase-2 deficiency, VEXAS-Syndrome), and vasculitis in established autoinflammatory or immunodeficiency diseases is increasingly being identified. Summary In the diagnostic process of medium- to large-vessel vasculitis in adults, a large variety of rare diseases should be included in the differential diagnosis, especially if diagnosis is made without histologic confirmation and in younger patients. Although these disorders should be considered, they will undoubtedly remain rare in daily practice. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11926-022-01083-5.
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- Fabian Lötscher
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland
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- Immunodeficiency Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,University Center for Immunology, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital, University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland. .,Immunodeficiency Laboratory, Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Cicco S, Desantis V, Vacca A, Cazzato G, Solimando AG, Cirulli A, Noviello S, Susca C, Prete M, Brosolo G, Catena C, Lamanuzzi A, Saltarella I, Frassanito MA, Cimmino A, Ingravallo G, Resta L, Ria R, Montagnani M. Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Takayasu Arteritis Directly Correlates With Diastolic Dysfunction and Inflammatory Cell Infiltration in the Vessel Wall: A Clinical, ex vivo and in vitro Analysis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2022; 9:863150. [PMID: 35652080 PMCID: PMC9149422 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2022.863150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background Takayasu Arteritis (TAK) increases vascular stiffness and arterial resistance. Atherosclerosis leads to similar changes. We investigated possible differences in cardiovascular remodeling between these diseases and whether the differences are correlated with immune cell expression. Methods Patients with active TAK arteritis were compared with age- and sex-matched atherosclerotic patients (Controls). In a subpopulation of TAK patients, Treg/Th17 cells were measured before (T0) and after 18 months (T18) of infliximab treatment. Echocardiogram, supraaortic Doppler ultrasound, and lymphocytogram were performed in all patients. Histological and immunohistochemical changes of the vessel wall were evaluated as well. Results TAK patients have increased aortic valve dysfunction and diastolic dysfunction. The degree of dysfunction appears associated with uric acid levels. A significant increase in aortic stiffness was also observed and associated with levels of peripheral T lymphocytes. CD3+ CD4+ cell infiltrates were detected in the vessel wall samples of TAK patients, whose mean percentage of Tregs was lower than Controls at T0, but increased significantly at T18. Opposite behavior was observed for Th17 cells. Finally, TAK patients were found to have an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). Conclusion Our data suggest that different pathogenic mechanisms underlie vessel damage, including atherosclerosis, in TAK patients compared with Controls. The increased risk of ASCVD in TAK patients correlates directly with the degree of inflammatory cell infiltration in the vessel wall. Infliximab restores the normal frequency of Tregs/Th17 in TAK patients and allows a possible reduction of steroids and immunosuppressants.
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- Sebastiano Cicco
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Pharmacology Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Admission and Emergency Medicine and Surgery, "S. Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), General Pathology Unit, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Section of Pathology, Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology (DIMO), Unit of Internal Medicine and Clinical Oncology, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Human Oncology, Pharmacology Section, University of Bari Aldo Moro Medical School, Bari, Italy
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Evangelatos G, Grivas A, Pappa M, Kouna K, Iliopoulos A, Fragoulis GE. Cranial giant cell arteritis mimickers: A masquerade to unveil. Autoimmun Rev 2022; 21:103083. [PMID: 35341973 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis that affects cranial and extra-cranial arteries. Extra-cranial GCA presents mainly with non-specific symptoms and the differential diagnosis is very broad, while the cranial form has more typical clinical picture and physicians have a lower threshold for diagnosis and treatment. Although temporal artery biopsy (TAB) has an established role, ultrasound (US) is being increasingly used as the first-line imaging modality in suspected GCA. Vasculitides (especially ANCA-associated), hematological disorders (mainly amyloidosis), neoplasms, infections, atherosclerosis and local disorders can affect the temporal arteries or might mimic the symptoms of cranial GCA and produce US and TAB findings that resemble those of temporal vasculitis. Given that prompt diagnosis is essential and proper treatment varies significantly among these diseases, in this review we aimed to collectively present disorders that can masquerade cranial GCA.
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- Gerasimos Evangelatos
- Rheumatology Unit, First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
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- Clinical Immunology-Rheumatology Unit, Fourth Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Department, 417 Army Share Fund Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Department, 417 Army Share Fund Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Laiko Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Nardi-Agmon I, Hamdan A, Eisen A, Orvin K, Porter A, Vaknin-Assa H, Itchaki G, Molad Y, Kornowski R, Itzhaki Ben Zadok O. Diffused coronary involvement in Takayasu arteritis with concomitant malignancy. Clin Rheumatol 2021; 41:921-928. [PMID: 34839417 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-021-06000-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Large vessel vasculitis (LVV) is composed of conditions in which inflammation of blood vessel walls affects mainly large arteries, such as the aorta and its main branches, and in some cases the coronary arteries. Coronary artery involvement in systemic vasculitis is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We present a case of a young patient diagnosed with extensive coronary disease diagnosed as Takayasu arteritis, when whom a concomitant diagnosis of Hodgkin's lymphoma was made. The literature review revealed ten cases of malignancies associated with Takayasu arteritis. We discuss the complexity of the management of concurrent hematological malignancy with TAK and extensive coronary arteritis. This complicated and cross-disciplinary case also represents the pivotal importance of multi-disciplinary team decision in order to achieve the best clinical outcome of both disorders.
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- Inbar Nardi-Agmon
- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel. .,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
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- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Hematology Division, Davidoff Cancer Center, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel.,Rheumatology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Cardiology Division, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Hospital, 39 Zabotinski st., 4941492, Petach Tikva, Israel.,Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Sechi E, Flanagan EP. Antibody-Mediated Autoimmune Diseases of the CNS: Challenges and Approaches to Diagnosis and Management. Front Neurol 2021; 12:673339. [PMID: 34305787 PMCID: PMC8292678 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2021.673339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Antibody-mediated disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) are increasingly recognized as neurologic disorders that can be severe and even life-threatening but with the potential for reversibility with appropriate treatment. The expanding spectrum of newly identified autoantibodies targeting glial or neuronal (neural) antigens and associated clinical syndromes (ranging from autoimmune encephalitis to CNS demyelination) has increased diagnostic precision, and allowed critical reinterpretation of non-specific neurological syndromes historically associated with systemic disorders (e.g., Hashimoto encephalopathy). The intracellular vs. cell-surface or synaptic location of the different neural autoantibody targets often helps to predict the clinical characteristics, potential cancer association, and treatment response of the associated syndromes. In particular, autoantibodies targeting intracellular antigens (traditionally termed onconeural autoantibodies) are often associated with cancers, rarely respond well to immunosuppression and have a poor outcome, although exceptions exist. Detection of neural autoantibodies with accurate laboratory assays in patients with compatible clinical-MRI phenotypes allows a definite diagnosis of antibody-mediated CNS disorders, with important therapeutic and prognostic implications. Antibody-mediated CNS disorders are rare, and reliable autoantibody identification is highly dependent on the technique used for detection and pre-test probability. As a consequence, indiscriminate neural autoantibody testing among patients with more common neurologic disorders (e.g., epilepsy, dementia) will necessarily increase the risk of false positivity, so that recognition of high-risk clinical-MRI phenotypes is crucial. A number of emerging clinical settings have recently been recognized to favor development of CNS autoimmunity. These include antibody-mediated CNS disorders following herpes simplex virus encephalitis or occurring in a post-transplant setting, and neurological autoimmunity triggered by TNFα inhibitors or immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer treatment. Awareness of the range of clinical and radiological manifestations associated with different neural autoantibodies, and the specific settings where autoimmune CNS disorders may occur is crucial to allow rapid diagnosis and early initiation of treatment.
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- Elia Sechi
- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.,Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States.,Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States
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Fotis L, Kourti A, Prountzos S, Alexopoulou E, Papaevangelou V, Fessatou S. Takayasu arteritis in an adolescent with Crohn's disease. Rheumatol Int 2021; 42:563-570. [PMID: 33907878 PMCID: PMC8078095 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-021-04869-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Crohn’s disease (CD) and Takayasu arteritis (TA) are two distinct clinical entities. Τhe likelihood of both diseases coexisting is low, and although CD co-occurs with all types of vasculitis, TA is the most common subtype. Herein, the case of a 15-year-old female, diagnosed with TA following an initial diagnosis of CD, is reported. A review of the literature, including a systemic review of the case reports and case series of children and adolescents up to the age of 21, with both CD and TA, follows the case description. In total, 28 cases of TA and CD were retrieved. The median age of patients was 14.8 years, they were mostly females (72%) and the median time between the two diagnoses was 3.7 years. In the majority of cases, CD was diagnosed first and TA followed. Computed tomography angiography and magnetic resonance angiography were the preferred imaging modalities to assist diagnosis.
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- Lampros Fotis
- Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" General Hospital, 1 Rimini Str, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" General Hospital, 1 Rimini Str, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Radiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" General Hospital, 1 Rimini Str, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Radiology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" General Hospital, 1 Rimini Str, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" General Hospital, 1 Rimini Str, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" General Hospital, 1 Rimini Str, Chaidari, 12462, Athens, Greece
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Roux T, Arnaud E, de Boutray M, Fouet B, Chambert B, Goulabchand R. Sudden skin necrosis over bilateral scapula regions revealing giant cell arteritis. Joint Bone Spine 2021; 88:105169. [PMID: 33740475 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2021.105169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Thibaut Roux
- Internal Medicine Department, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nîmes, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nîmes, France
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- Department of maxillofacial surgery, Montpellier University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Pathological Anatomy and Cytology, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nimes, France
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- Nuclear Medicine Department, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nimes, France
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- Internal Medicine Department, Nîmes University Hospital, University of Montpellier, Nîmes, France; Inserm U1183, Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Biotherapy, Saint-Eloi Hospital, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, Montpellier, France.
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