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https://doi.org/10.14300/mnnc.2022.17106

Takayasu arteritis in a boy of 9 years old. Case report

[Notes from practice]
Alexander Lvovich Ilkov; Dmitry Alexandrovich Ilkov;

Takayasu arteritis is a systemic vasculitis of large vessels that mainly involves the aorta and its branches. It has rarely been reported in children less than 10 years of age. We report here a case of Takayasu arteritis in a 9-year old boy who presented with increasing fatigue, malaise, weight loss, variable degree of fiver, artralgia, mialgia during several months. He had anemia, leukocytosis, increased levels of acute phase reactants. Whole-body computer tomography scan revealed an isolated left common carotid artery wall thickening. Treatment included combination of prednisone, methotrexate and interleukin 6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab. Complete laboratory and clinical remission without progression of vascular lesions was noted after 13 months of immunosuppressive therapy.

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Keywords: Takayasu disease, nonspecific aortoarteritis