[A rare association of Takayasu's disease and inflammatory bowel disease in Gabon]. / Association rare d'une maladie de Takayasu et d'une maladie inflammatoire chronique intestinale au Gabon.
Med Trop Sante Int
; 3(3)2023 09 30.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38094489
ABSTRACT
Takayasu's disease is a vasculitis affecting large vessels, particularly the aorta and its main branches, for which the role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been suggested as a trigger by a hypersensitivity reaction. Inflammatory bowel diseases, which in sub-Saharan Africa can be confused with parasitic diseases, can rarely be found in association with Takayasu's disease. We report an association between both diseases in the Gabonese population.
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Collection:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
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Takayasu Arteritis
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Hypersensitivity
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Med Trop Sante Int
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
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