Dorsal spine involvement in Takayasu arteritis

In a known patient of Takayasu's aorto-arteritis, isolated dorsal vertebral body involvement without contrast enhancement, with sparing of intervertebral disc, with raised inflammatory markers, with minimal patchy uptake on bone scan, histological examination revealing non-caseating nonspecific...

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Published in:Neurology India 2015-07, Vol.63 (4), p.616-617
Main Authors: Mudumba, Viayasaradhi, Bommakanti, Kalyan, Chittem, Lakshmanarao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Back pain
Care and treatment
Case studies
Complications and side effects
Development and progression
Inflammation
Spinal cord diseases
Takayasu's arteritis
Tuberculosis
Veins & arteries
Vertebrae
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Summary:In a known patient of Takayasu's aorto-arteritis, isolated dorsal vertebral body involvement without contrast enhancement, with sparing of intervertebral disc, with raised inflammatory markers, with minimal patchy uptake on bone scan, histological examination revealing non-caseating nonspecific granulomatous inflammation and the presence of dilated radicular arteries in the prevertebral space prompted us to believe that it might be Takayasu aorto-arteritis with involvement of radicular arteries and vertebral bodies. [4] In a known patient of Takayasu disease, involvement of vertebral bodies, hypertrophied, and prominent radicular arteries, and patchy uptake on bone scan prompted us to suspect an association between vertebral lesions and Takayasu arteritis.
ISSN:0028-3886
1998-4022
DOI:10.4103/0028-3886.162090