A Rare Case of Takayasu Arteritis Presenting as Pericarditis with Effusion

Figure 1

Diagnostic imaging of a patient with Takayasu arteritis. (a) Initial echocardiogram with a large pericardial effusion, red arrow. (b) Repeat echocardiogram without pericardial effusion, obtained one week after starting steroids. (c) CT image of the neck in a coronal plane with thickened proximal aortic and great vessel walls prior to diagnosis, red arrow. (d) PET-CT image in a sagittal plane with active inflammation of the proximal aorta and great vessels, consistent with TAK, red arrow.