TY - JOUR
T1 - Regression of carotid wall thickening after corticosteroid therapy in Takayasu's arteritis evaluated by B-mode ultrasonography
T2 - Report of 2 cases
AU - Fukudome, Yuji
AU - Abe, Isao
AU - Onaka, Uran
AU - Fujii, Koji
AU - Ohya, Yusuke
AU - Fukuhara, Masayo
AU - Kaseda, Shigeru
AU - Esaki, Mikihiro
AU - Fujishima, Masatoshi
PY - 1998/10
Y1 - 1998/10
N2 - We describe 2 young Japanese female patients with active Takayasu's arteritis whose diagnosis was mainly based on the characteristic ultrasonographic finding, that is, a circumferential vascular wall thickening in common carotid arteries. Following corticosteroid therapy, serial ultrasonographic examination documented the improvement of their thickened carotid walls (in Case 1 from 1.4 to 0.5 mm after 2 months of therapy, in Case 2 from 1.5 to 0.9 mm after 9 months of therapy). These cases emphasize that ultrasonography is useful for evaluation of the therapeutic effect as well as for the diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis in its early stage.
AB - We describe 2 young Japanese female patients with active Takayasu's arteritis whose diagnosis was mainly based on the characteristic ultrasonographic finding, that is, a circumferential vascular wall thickening in common carotid arteries. Following corticosteroid therapy, serial ultrasonographic examination documented the improvement of their thickened carotid walls (in Case 1 from 1.4 to 0.5 mm after 2 months of therapy, in Case 2 from 1.5 to 0.9 mm after 9 months of therapy). These cases emphasize that ultrasonography is useful for evaluation of the therapeutic effect as well as for the diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis in its early stage.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 9779864
AN - SCOPUS:0031751430
SN - 0315-162X
VL - 25
SP - 2029
EP - 2032
JO - Journal of Rheumatology
JF - Journal of Rheumatology
IS - 10
ER -