Takayasu's arteritis and pregnancy: a case of deleterious association.
The association of pregnancy with Takayasu's arteritis is almost always uneventful. A case with high values of maternal blood pressure (BP) and severe intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR), submitted to aggressive management with the delivery of a live fetus at 30 weeks, is presented.
D000328:Adult; D001015:Aortic Arch Syndromes; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011249:Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis