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Rheumatology 2001; 40: 1420-1422
© 2001 British Society for Rheumatology

Letters to the Editor

Takayasu's arteritis associated with rheumatoid arthritis: a case report and review of the literature

C. Korkmaz, I. Zubaroglu, T. Kaya1 and O. Meltem Akay

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine,
1Department of Radiology, Medical Faculty, University of Osmangazi, 26480 Eskisehir, Turkey

SIR, Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a necrotizing and obliterative segmental panarteritis of unknown aetiology, which attacks the aortic arch and its major branches [1, 2]. Autoimmunity is thought to play an important role, and cases associated with various autoimmune disorders have already been reported [3, 4]. Here, a case of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which developed into TA is presented and English literature is reviewed briefly.

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