Takayasu arteritis masquerading as brucellosis: a case report
This study reports a unique case of a 19-year-old male with Takayasu arteritis initially misdiagnosed as brucellosis due to persistently positive brucella serology. Despite multiple anti-brucellosis treatments, symptoms persisted until the correct diagnosis of Takayasu arteritis was made, Subsequent immunosuppressive therapy for Takayasu arteritis led to symptom improvement and normalization of serological markers. This highlights the challenge of distinguishing between these conditions and the potential for immunosuppression to impact brucella serology in such cases.
Authors
- Shvan H. Mohammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6629-7287)
- Shorsh A. Mohammed
- Rawa Bapir
- Dilan S. Hiwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3414-8160)
- Sami S. Omar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0064-7125)
- Fahmi hussein Kakamad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2124-9580)
- Soran H. Tahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3561-1982)
- Karokh Fadhil Hama Hussein
- N Hama
- Hemin Mohammed
- Lawen J. Mustafa
- Dlshad M Faraj
Institutions
- Kurdistan Regional Government (IQ)
- Ministry of Health (IQ)
- Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (RU)
- University of Sulaimani (IQ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oxford Medical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omae147
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Vasculitis and related conditions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84