Takayasu’s arteritis diagnosed in a patient with Crohns disease: An unpredicted correlation

摘要

Takayasu's arteritis (TA) and Crohn's disease (CD) are both immune-mediated, chronic, recurrent granulomatous inflammatory diseases that are rarely seen in children.[1,2] Here, we present an adolescent female patient with CD with severe upper gastrointestinal system involvement diagnosed as TA to guide the probable common pathophysiological pathways and to remind regarding the possibility of the coexistence of these two diseases.