IBA BA J, MFOUMOU AF, MBOUNJA M, LÉDAGA LENTOMBO L, KOMBILA UD, IGALA M, BOGUIKOUMA JB. [A rare association of Takayasu's disease and inflammatory bowel disease in Gabon].
Med Trop Sante Int 2023;
3:mtsi.v3i3.2023.386. [PMID:
38094489 PMCID:
PMC10714603 DOI:
10.48327/mtsi.v3i3.2023.386]
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Abstract
Takayasu's disease is a vasculitis affecting large vessels, particularly the aorta and its main branches, for which the role of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been suggested as a trigger by a hypersensitivity reaction. Inflammatory bowel diseases, which in sub-Saharan Africa can be confused with parasitic diseases, can rarely be found in association with Takayasu's disease. We report an association between both diseases in the Gabonese population.
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