Takayasu arteritis associated with ulcerative colitis and optic neuritis: first case in Korea
Jung Yoon Pyo, Jin Su Park, Chang Ho Song, Sang Won Lee, Yong Beom Park, Soo Kon Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(4):491-496. Published online July 1, 2013
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 ce..
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