An overview on Takayasu arteritis.
Takayasu arteritis is a non-specific inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. It was first recognized as having a peculiar wreath-like arteriovenous anastomosis around the papillae of the retina by a Japanese ophthalmologist, Dr. M. Takayasu in 1908. A Japanese research committee reported more than 5,000 cases. For a supplement issue on Takayasu arteritis, this brief overview article has been written as an introduction to the disease.
Sekiguchi
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
Suzuki
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D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy