Friday, December 07, 2012

Takayasu's arteritis


Disorder
Vasculitis
Epidemiology/Etiology
Clinical/Laboratory Findings
Takayasu's arteritis ("pulseless disease")
Granulomatous large vessel vasculitis involving aortic arch vessels
Young Asian women and children
Absent upper extremity pulse
Visual defects, stroke

File:Takayasu Arteritis.jpg
Source Goljan, Wikipedia

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