Ulcerative colitis associated with Takayasu's disease

Intern Med. 1994 Feb;33(2):127-9. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.33.127.

Abstract

A 25-year-old Japanese woman had both ulcerative colitis and Takayasu's disease and was positive for HLA-A24, BW52, and DR2. She was found to have thickening of the wall of the carotid artery on contrast-enhanced computerized tomography of the neck and chest. Prednisolone, beraprost, and sulfapyridine achieved rapid remission of both diseases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / complications*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / epidemiology
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / genetics
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • HLA-A Antigens / analysis
  • HLA-A24 Antigen
  • HLA-B Antigens / analysis
  • HLA-B52 Antigen
  • HLA-DR2 Antigen / analysis
  • Humans
  • Iritis / complications
  • Iritis / genetics
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Takayasu Arteritis / complications*
  • Takayasu Arteritis / epidemiology
  • Takayasu Arteritis / genetics

Substances

  • HLA-A Antigens
  • HLA-A24 Antigen
  • HLA-B Antigens
  • HLA-B52 Antigen
  • HLA-DR2 Antigen