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Aortitis in systemic lupus erythematosus: A report of two cases and review of literature
Kasturi Hazarika1, Latika Gupta2, Juhi Dixit1, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo1, Durga Prasanna Misra2, Anupam Wakhlu1
1 Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Anupam Wakhlu,
Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow - 226 003, Uttar Pradesh
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None DOI: 10.4103/injr.injr_106_20
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Aortitis is not typically described in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).We describe two cases where aortitis was seen to occur concurrently with SLE or in its temporality. The possibility of an uncommon Takayasu-SLE overlap cannot be ruled out.
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