Vale Thiago Cardoso author Maciel Ricardo Oliveira Horta author Maia Debora author Beato Rogerio author Cardoso Francisco author Columbia University. Center for Parkinson's Disease and Other Movement Disorders originator text Articles 2012 English Background: Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) has been associated with many conditions. Herein described is a case of TA in a patient with rheumatic fever complicated with Sydenham’s chorea. Case Report: A 17-year-old female presented at age 6 with rheumatic fever followed by chorea a month later. At the age of 16, she developed a blood pressure discrepancy between the arms and faint pulses. Computed tomography angiography revealed diffuse aortic involvement and narrowing of the arteries. Discussion: The presence of rheumatic fever and Sydenham’s chorea in TA raises the possibility of an immunological basis for the pathogenesis of the disease. Neurosciences 2 1 3 2012 2160-8288 http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14720 NNC NNC 2012-09-18 16:49:07 -0400 2012-09-21 10:57:54 -0400 8742 eng