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HOSHINO Junichi
Department School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine Position Professor and Division head |
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| Article types | Review article |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Non peer reviewed |
| Title | Can Takayasu Arteritis Cause Hydronephrosis? |
| Journal | Formal name：Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Abbreviation：Intern Med ISSN code：13497235/09182918 |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 62(11),pp.1625-1629 |
| Author and coauthor | Terakawa Kanako, Sekine Akinari, Inoue Noriko, Oba Yuki, Mizuno Hiroki, Ikuma Daisuke, Tanaka Kiho, Yamanouchi Masayuki, Hasegawa Eiko, Suwabe Tatsuya, Urakami Shinji, Sawa Naoki, Ubara Yoshifumi, Hoshino Junichi |
| Authorship | Last author,Corresponding author |
| Publication date | 2023/06/01 |
| Summary | A 74-year-old woman was admitted because of malaise and a low-grade fever. Her C-reactive protein level was 0.96 mg/dL. Computed tomography (CT) revealed diffuse uniform thickening of the arterial wall from the abdominal aorta to the common iliac artery and right hydronephrosis. 18F-fluordesoxyglucose positron emission tomography-CT showed an accumulation in the same area. These findings suggested Takayasu arteritis and retroperitoneal fibrosis as differential diagnoses. Takayasu arteritis is characterized by thickening of the arterial walls, and retroperitoneal fibrosis is characterized by membranous lesions covering the outer surface of the arterial walls. Thus, Takayasu arteritis was deemed the most likely diagnosis. Steroid treatment was effective. |
| DOI | 10.2169/internalmedicine.0305-22 |
| PMID | 37258208 |