Kerem Abacar, Sema Kaymaz-Tahra, Özün Bayındır, Burak İnce, Muhammet Emin Kutu, Ayten Yazıcı, Elif Durak Ediboğlu, Tuba Demirci-Yıldırım, Zeliha Ademoğlu, Ahmet Omma, Nazife Şule Yaşar-Bilge, Gezmiş Kimyon, Timuçin Kaşifoğlu, Hakan Emmungil, Fatoş Önen, Servet Akar, Ayşe Cefle, Nilüfer Alpay-Kanıtez, Selda Çelik, Murat İnanç, Kenan Aksu, Gökhan Keser, Haner Direskeneli, Fatma Alibaz-Öner
OBJECTIVES: Extravascular findings of Takayasu arteritis (TAK) often share features with the spondyloarthritis (SpA) spectrum of disorders. However, the characteristics of this overlap and its effect on the vascular manifestations of TAK are not fully known. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the frequency of SpA-related features in TAK patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: In this observational retrospective study, 350 patients with TAK classified according to ACR 1990 criteria, from 12 tertiary rheumatology clinics, were included and evaluated for the presence of axSpA, IBD, or psoriasis...
May 2024: Clinical Rheumatology