title: Prolonged survival in a child with renovascular hypertension from abdominal-pulmonary Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: Takayasu's disease is an inflammatory condition of the large arteries which comprises circulation to the head, extremities, and, less often, the abdominal viscera or lungs. A 10-year-old girl with renovascular hypertension secondary to Takayasu's arteritis has been followed for over 5 years. Her course is unusual in that (1) her disease is not related to tuberculosis; and (2) despite a persistently active disease course, she has been allowed to experience a fairly normal life-style through continued, extensive medical and surgical management. Vascular involvement has been documented by digital subtraction angiography; less invasive techniques were not useful for monitoring disease progression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Schnaper
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: McClennan
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery