Korean J Intern Med.  2013 Jul;28(4):491-496. 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.4.491.

Takayasu arteritis associated with ulcerative colitis and optic neuritis: first case in Korea

• Pyo JY
• Park JS
• Song CH
• Lee SW
• Park YB
• Lee SK

• KMID: 1503788
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2013.28.4.491

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis that affects the aortic arch and its primary branches. Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology. Patients diagnosed with both TA and UC have rarely been reported. The pathogenesis of TA and UC is uncertain, but cell-mediated mechanisms play an important role in both diseases, and a genetic factor is thought to have an effect on the coincidence of these two diseases. We herein report a 38-year-old female with TA who had a history of UC with optic neuritis. We believe that this is the first case of the coexistence of TA and UC in Korea.

Keyword

Takayasu arteritis; Colitis, ulcerative; Optic neuritis

MeSH Terms

Adult
Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use
Aortography/methods
Colitis, Ulcerative/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy
Colonoscopy
Female
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents/therapeutic use
Optic Neuritis/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy
Positron-Emission Tomography
Republic of Korea
Steroids/therapeutic use
Takayasu Arteritis/*complications/diagnosis/drug therapy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Immunosuppressive Agents
Steroids