Takayasu's aortitis with renovascular hypertension.
We report a case of Takayasu's disease with severe renovascular hypertension in a girl from Eritrea. In the "burn-out" phase after the erythrocyte sedimentation rate had normalized, reconstructive vascular surgery was performed as further progression of the disease seemed unlikely. However, probably due to her growth, the graft rotated and a second operation was successfully performed.
Department of Paediatrics, Surgery, University of Lund, Malmö General Hospital, Sweden.
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SA
Ivarsson
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Bergqvist
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Lundström
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E
Maly
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Nilsson
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Wattsgård
D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012077:Renal Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery