Clin Exp Rheumatol: Aortitis: Associated Inflammatory Diseases

Case reports and series of reports indicate that major arteritis (TAK) can coexist with other inflammatory diseasesA formal study was conducted here to analyze the incidence of such inflammatory diseases in large TAK queues followed by a tertiary center238 patients diagnosed with TAKOf these, 19 were fatal, 18 missed visits and 3 were reluctant to answer questionnairesThe remaining 198 patients (175F/23M) were re-visited at the clinicAsk the patient in a standardized form whether they have also been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), strong scoliosis (AS), BS, autoimmune diseases, or other inflammatory diseasesIn particular, questions were asked about the presence of skin mucosal lesions, inflammatory eye disease and inflammatory back painidentified 37 cases (19%) of inflammatory bowel disease (n?12,6%), severe scoliosis (n-15, 8%) or patients with Whiteside syndrome (n-10, 5%)Thirteen patients (6.5%) had systemic or local autoimmune diseases and 9 (4.5%) had other inflammatory diseasesInflammatory back pain (n-49,35%) was the most common symptom of 139 patients without other accompanying diseases, followed by recurrent oral ulcers (n-20,14%), nodule erythema (n-17,12%), arthritis (n-12,9%), papules pugs (n-8,6%) and vifhy/syllitis (n-6,4%) Only 64 patients (32%) had no accompanying disease or specific clinical characteristicsin about one-in-five patients, TAK did coexist with IBD and AS, and had a lower rate of bS concurrency, at least in hospital settingsThere is no clear time patternThe high prevalence of syllade back pain in PATIENTs with TAK needs further investigation