J Korean Soc Radiol.  2011 Nov;65(5):487-490.

Takayasu Arteritis Associated with Sarcoidosis: A Case Report

• Im MH
• Woo JJ
• An JK
• Lee BH
• Choi YS

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis associated with sarcoidosis is very rare with only a few cases reported. We report on a case of a 55-year-old woman who was incidentally diagnosed with sarcoidosis and demonstrated numbness and weakness of the left upper limb and lower extremities associated with Takayasu arteritis.

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Hypesthesia
Lower Extremity
Middle Aged
Sarcoidosis
Takayasu Arteritis
Upper Extremity
Vasculitis

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Takayasu arteritis associated with sarcoidosis in a 55-year-old woman. A. Chest radiograph shows widening of the mediastinal silhouette and narrowing with extensive calcification of the descending aortic wall (black arrows). B, C. Contrast-enhanced CT images show circumferential wall thickening and narrowing of the proximal right subclavian (arrows) and left common carotid (open arrows) arteries, and bilateral hilar and mediastinal enlarged nodes (long arrows). D. Sagittal reformatted MIP image shows extensive calcification of the descending aortic wall (arrows). E. Selective left subclavian arteriography shows critical occlusion of the left subclavian artery with collateral vessels (arrows). F. FDG-PET CT scanning shows increased uptake in bilateral enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes (arrows). Note.-FDG-PET = 18-F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography, MIP = maximum intensity projection

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