Aortitis syndrome associated with ulcerative colitis

An autopsy case of ulcerative colitis associated with Takayasu's disease with a review of 13 Japanese cases

An autopsy was performed on a 42-year-old Japanese female who had been suffering from both ulcerative colitis (UC) and Takayasu's disease. Her UC started at age 27 with bloody stool, and Takayasu's disease was diagnosed at age 30 on the basis of absence of pulse in her left arm. After more than ten years she died of multiple cerebral infarction. An autopsy study revealed the scarring stage of UC in the entire colon and aortitis in the aortic arch and its major branches and pulmonary arteries. Her HLA type was positive for HLA-A2, 24, Bw52 and 61. Clinical features of a total of 13 Japanese cases that had both UC and Takayasu's disease have been reviewed in the Japanese and Western literature.

Does a common pathophysiological basis exist in the association of ulcerative colitis and Takayasu's aortitis? Report of a case

A case of a young Japanese woman with long-standing ulcerative colitis complicated by preinfarction angina due to Takayasu's aortitis is presented. Successful emergency aorto-coronary bypass operation was performed. Whether the association of these two diseases can be explained by a common mechanism is discussed.

Aortitis syndrome associated with ulcerative colitis: report of a case

A 43-year-old Japanese woman with asynchronous onset of ulcerative colitis and aortitis syndrome (Takayasu's arteritis) is reported. The possible relationship between the two disorders is discussed.