title: [Takayasu's disease in Morocco. Report of 47 cases].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Takayasu's disease is a chronic inflammatory arteritis involving large vessels in young women. We studied Moroccan patients to evaluate clinical, biological, radiological and evolution features of this disease in our country.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-seven patients with Takayasu's arteritis were studied retrospectively between 1988 et 1999.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In our series involvement of the aortic arch and its branches was more frequent than the abdominal aorta and its branches. Stenotic lesions of renal arteries were rare. Ultrasound was useful in the diagnosis and the monitoring of the disease. Treatment with glucocorticoids gave good results, with improvement in half of the patients and remission with stabilisation in 40% of cases. Tuberculosis occurred in 8.5% of patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of ultrasound and computed tomography angiography is helpful for the diagnosis and monitoring of the disease progression. Glucocorticoids help to induce long remission in about 80% of treated patients. We don't find any relationship between Takayasu's arteritis and tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Service de médecine interne, hôpital Ibn-Sina, 10000 Rabat, Maroc.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el Asri
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Tazi-Mezalek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aouni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adnaoui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohattane
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bensaid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maaouni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids