Takayasu Arteritis : A Rare Pulseless Disease
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2015-07
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Era's Lucknow Medical College and Hospital
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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Takayasu arteritis, Pulseless disease, Tuberculosis
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Jaiswal Sonia, Jaiswal M.S.D.. Takayasu Arteritis : A Rare Pulseless Disease. Era's Journal of Medical Research. 2015 Jul-Dec; 2(2): 106-108