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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2013; 19(35): 5933-5935
Published online Sep 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5933
Crohn’s disease and Takayasu’s arteritis: An uncommon association
Andrea Taddio, Massimo Maschio, Stefano Martelossi, Egidio Barbi, Alessandro Ventura
Andrea Taddio, Alessandro Ventura, Institute of Child Health, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste and University of Trieste, 341000 Trieste, Italy
Massimo Maschio, Stefano Martelossi, Egidio Barbi, Institute of Child Health, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, 341000 Trieste, Italy
Author contributions: Taddio A, Maschio M and Martelossi S acquired the data; Barbi E and Ventura A devised the concept of the paper; Taddio A, Maschio M and Martelossi S wrote the article; Barbi E and Ventura A revised it critically for important intellectual content; all authors approved the final version of the article.
Correspondence to: Andrea Taddio, MD, Institute of Child Health, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste and University of Trieste, Via dell’Istria 65/1, 34100 Trieste, Italy. ataddio@yahoo.it
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Received: March 2, 2013
Revised: April 11, 2013
Accepted: May 18, 2013
Published online: September 21, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: It is known that both Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) and Crohn’s disease (CD) can present together in the same patient although this association is considered extremely rare. We would like to underline the importance of considering an alternative diagnosis in those patients characterized by intractable diseases; in our case, in fact, an intractable CD masked TA and the patient did not achieve clinical remission until he was treated with major immunosupressive therapy; a treatment which can not be considered a standard protocol for CD.