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Takayasu's arteritis: associated inflammatory diseases.

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2020

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Sinem Nihal Esatoğlu, Ayşe Merve Ok, Didar Uçar, Aykut Ferhat Çelık, Serdal Uğurlu, Vedat Hamuryudan, Emire Seyahi
PubMed

Abstract

TAK does co-occur with IBD, AS and less frequently with BS in about 1/5 of the patients, at least in a hospital setting. There is no clear temporal pattern. The high prevalence of inflammatory back pain in the dorsal spine in TAK needs further scrutiny.