TAKAYASU ARTERITIS : A RARE PULSELESS DISEASE

Journal Title: Era's Journal of Medical Research - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 2

Abstract

Takayasu arteritis was formerly known as a “pulseless” disease and is a chronic idiopathic vasculitis affecting the large vessels in the body most commonly the aorta. Takayasu arteritis is a rare condition and its acute phase presentation is similar to other conditions making diagnosis difficult.There is a possible relationship that exists between Takayasu arteritis and tuberculosis as both diseases have similar chronic inflammatory lesions and occasionally granulomas on the arterial walls. We present a rare case of a 15 yr old female patient with Takayasu arteritis with tuberculosis .

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Sonia Jaiswal, M. S. D. Jaiswal

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Sonia Jaiswal, M. S. D. Jaiswal (2015). TAKAYASU ARTERITIS : A RARE PULSELESS DISEASE. Era's Journal of Medical Research, 2(2), 106-108. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-191580