ARTERITE DE TAKAYASU E DOENÇA DE BEHÇET: RELATO DE UMA RARA ASSOCIAÇÃO

Abstract

Introduction: Takayasu Arteritis and Behçet's Disease are chronic inflammatory autoimmune diseases that can present severe vasculitis and a risk of significant complications. Both primarily affect young adults, with higher prevalence in the Asian population, and require immunosuppression for treatment. Methodology: This is an observational, single-arm, retrospective case report study. It was conducted through the analysis of the medical records of a patient attended between 2010 and 2021 at the Rheumatology Clinic of the Marcílio Dias Naval Hospital, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The case was selected due to the rarity of the association of the pathologies addressed. Information was collected through a review of electronic medical records. Complementary examinations were also analyzed, and a literature review was conducted. Case Report: We report a case of a patient with aortic arch syndrome associated with aneurysmal involvement of the aorta and its major branches, amaurosis fugax, anterior uveitis, recurrent oral ulcers, and erythema nodosum. 2Discussion: Using classification criteria and ruling out other possible causes, we diagnosed the extremely rare association of Takayasu's arteritis and Behçet's disease, with only one report in the literature. Conclusion: This study aims to draw attention to the possibility of finding cases of overlap between two autoimmune diseases, which are uncommon in rheumatology clinical practice, in a single patient.