Case Report
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2008; 14(25): 4087-4090
Published online Jul 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.4087
Takayasu’s arteritis following Crohn’s disease in a young woman: Any evidence for a common pathogenesis?
Melissa AL Farrant, Justin C Mason, Newton ACS Wong, Robert J Longman
Melissa AL Farrant, Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
Justin C Mason, Rheumatology Unit, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London W12 0NN, United Kingdom
Newton ACS Wong, Department of Histopathology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
Robert J Longman, Colorectal Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, United Kingdom
Author contributions: Farrant MAL wrote the case report with a significant contribution from Longman RJ and Mason JC. Wong NACS provided the pathology section and the contributing figure.
Correspondence to: Dr. Melissa AL Farrant, Department of Surgery, Bristol Royal Infirmary, The Royal Perth Hospital, GPO Box X2213, Perth 6001, Western Australia. melissafarrant@hotmail.com
Telephone: +61-8-92242244
Fax: +61-8-92241939
Received: March 12, 2008
Revised: April 16, 2008
Accepted: April 23, 2008
Published online: July 7, 2008
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