Klinefelter's and Takayasu's Syndromes in One Patient—A Pure Coincidence?

The patient is a classical case of Klinefelter's syndrome and has, in addi tion, pulseless disease. In angiography, the involvement of the subclavian arteries and its main branches, consistent with Takayasu's arteritis type 1, was demonstrated. Is it a pure coincidence that the patient wit...

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Published in:Angiology 1983-03, Vol.34 (3), p.170-175
Main Authors: Berginer, Vladimir M., Paran, Esther, Hirsch, Menachem, Abeliovich, Dvora
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aortic Arch Syndromes - complications
Humans
Karyotyping
Klinefelter Syndrome - complications
Klinefelter Syndrome - genetics
Male
Middle Aged
Takayasu Arteritis - complications
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Summary:The patient is a classical case of Klinefelter's syndrome and has, in addi tion, pulseless disease. In angiography, the involvement of the subclavian arteries and its main branches, consistent with Takayasu's arteritis type 1, was demonstrated. Is it a pure coincidence that the patient with a 47 XXY karyotype also has an illness that affects mostly women?
ISSN:0003-3197
1940-1574
DOI:10.1177/000331978303400302