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Takayasu's arteritis and saddle nose deformity: a new association

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2005

Neville P Shine
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Meath and National Children's Hospital (AMNCH), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Sam Hamilton
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Adelaide Meath and National Children's Hospital (AMNCH), Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Donald P McShane
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Adelaide Meath and National Children's Hospital (AMNCH), Dublin, Republic of Ireland

Abstract

Aortitis and saddle nose deformity are extremely unusual manifestations of a variety of systemic diseases. The concurrent appearance of these apparently disparate clinical features is a clinical rarity. A case of saddle nose deformity in a patient with confirmed Takayasu's arteritis is presented. The relevant literature is reviewed with reference to the possible differential diagnosis of patients with aortitis and saddle nose deformity.

Type
Clinical Record
Copyright
2005 JLO (1984) Limited

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