title: Bilateral blindness in Takayasu's disease.
abstract: We report the case of a 61-year-old woman who presented bilateral blindness at the age of nineteen. Although she did not receive any treatment, she did not present any other symptoms through 40 years of follow-up. After reviewing the literature, we have not found any case of bilateral blindness as the first manifestation of TD without further progression of the disease despite the absence of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine (Rheumatology Unit), Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Pla
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: de Miguel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: López-Contreras
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: de Llobet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Llauger
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Díaz
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*