Case Report

Abdominal pain as the initial presentation of Takayasu arteritis

Authors

Yumi Sasae¹, Yoshitaka Morita¹, Takeo Sakuta¹, Minoru Satoh¹, Tamaki Sasaki¹ and Naoki Kashihara¹

1. Division of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, 577 Matsushima, Kurashiki Okayama, 701-0192, Japan

Received:

14 February 2008

Accepted:

26 March 2008

Published online:

8 May 2008

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Abstract

Abdominal pain is rarely described as a clinical manifestation of Takayasu arteritis, although abdominal vascular involvement is common in this disease. We report the case of a 20-year-old female with Takayasu arteritis who complained of chronic and intermittent abdominal pain. Computed tomographic angiography and ultrasonography were useful in evaluating the abdominal arterial involvement. Takayasu arteritis must be considered one of the underlying diseases that may cause chronic abdominal pain in young females.

Key words

Abdominal pain - Computed tomographic angiography - Takayasu arteritis - Ultrasonography - Vasculitis