Unilateral pleural effusion secondary to Takayasu arteritis: a case report and literature review

作     者：Ling Chen Ting Ma Liang Wang Lixin Wang Minmin Li Rong Zhu 

作者机构：The Huai'an Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical UniversityHuai'anJiangsu 223300China Department of Respiratory MedicineHuai'an First People's HospitalHuai'anJiangsu 223300China 

出 版 物：《The Journal of Biomedical Research》 (生物医学研究杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2022年第36卷第2期

页      面：141-144页

核心收录：

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 1001[医学-基础医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100201[医学-内科学(含：心血管病、血液病、呼吸系病、消化系病、内分泌与代谢病、肾病、风湿病、传染病)] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Takayasu arteritis pulmonary arteritis pleural effusion case report literature review 

摘      要：Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic, nonspecific inflammatory disease of large and medium-sized vessels that primarily involves the aorta and its branches. TA involving the pulmonary arteries has a prevalence ranging from 14% to 86%, which can lead to pulmonary hypertension, a progressive increase in pulmonary artery pressure, and eventually death from right heart failure. The presentation of pulmonary arteritis (PA) is very nonspecific, with a reported misdiagnosis rate of up to 60% and a diagnosis time ranging from 1 month to more than 10 years. The clinical manifestation of pleural effusion is very rare in both TA and PA cases. Based on our literature review, this is the 6th reported case of TA with pleural effusion, and the specific mechanism of TA with pleural effusion is still unclear. The characteristics of this case and the previously reported cases are summarized in this article to improve the understanding of TA and PA and reduce the misdiagnosis rate.