Takayasu arteritis presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax

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Hizal M., DEMİR S., Polat S. E., ÖZEN S., Kiper N.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.62, no.5, pp.879-883, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.05.024
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.879-883
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Takayasu arteritis (TA) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory arteritis that affects the large blood vessels. Pulmonary involvement was considered an uncommon manifestation of the disease and spontaneous pneumothorax has not been previously described in association with TA.