Association between Takayasu arteritis and latent or active Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: a systematic review

ALS Pedreira, MB Santiago - Clinical rheumatology, 2020 - Springer
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a granulomatous vasculitis of large vessels with unknown
aetiopathogenesis. An association between TA and tuberculosis (TB) has been suggested …

[PDF][PDF] Infliximab is an effective glucocorticoid-sparing treatment for Takayasu arteritis: results of a multicenter open-label prospective study

P Mertz, JF Kleinmann, M Lambert, X Puéchal… - Autoimmunity …, 2020 - Elsevier
Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic large vessel vasculitis affecting predominantly the aorta
45 and its main branches, as well as the pulmonary arteries (1, 2). Of unknown origin (3) …