Total Occlusion of Abdominal Aorta in Takayasu Arteritis
| Autor: | Fahad Khan, Syed M Owais, Rafiullah Jan, Zahid Aslam Awan, Salman Zahid |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Takayasu arteritis Cardiology abdominal aorta 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Total occlusion 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Large vessel vasculitis medicine.artery Occlusion Internal Medicine Medicine Arteritis takayasu arteritis Aorta claudication business.industry Abdominal aorta General Engineering medicine.disease Surgery Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery cardiovascular system medicine.symptom business Claudication 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Takayasu arteritis is a type of large vessel vasculitis that mainly affects the aorta and its major branches. The disease can have a myriad of manifestations ranging from non-specific symptoms of low-grade fever and weight loss to lower limb claudication. A 21-year-old woman presented with uncontrolled hypertension for the last six months. The CT aortogram revealed total occlusion of the abdominal aorta with collateral vessels formed by the right and left internal mammary artery. We present a case of Takayasu arteritis in a 21-year-old woman with complete obstruction of the abdominal aorta. She was treated only with oral medications. The associated review of the literature is also discussed. |
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