title: Aortic pseudoaneurysm complicating Takayasu disease: CT appearance.
abstract: The CT findings of a patient with Takayasu arteritis and an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm are presented. Computed tomography demonstrated the nature, location, and extent of the aortic lesion and revealed the ominous finding of a related large hematoma indicating prior aortic rupture.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed