Ferreira TFA, Freire M, Teodoro RB. Difficulties in the differential diagnosis between Takayasu arteritis and rheumatic fever: case report.
REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2016;
56:90-2. [PMID:
27267341 DOI:
10.1016/j.rbre.2015.07.001]
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Abstract
In this article, we present the case of a patient with heart failure with biological aortic valve prosthesis and multiple vascular changes consistent with Takayasu arteritis (TA) who was seen in our department receiving corticosteroids and secondary prevention of rheumatic fever (RF); it was not possible to exclude the association between both diseases.
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