Letter to the Editor Pericardial effusion as primary manifestation of Takayasu arteritis

Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis, affecting young women in 80–90% of cases with greatest prevalence in Asians. As exsudative pericarditis is an extremely rare, but a possible manifestation of TA, we report on a young women who presented with recurrent febrile pericardial effusion as primary manifestation of TA. © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.