title: Takayasu's arteritis in children and adolescents: report of three cases.
abstract: Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a systemic vasculitis that affects mainly the aorta and its major branches. Despite being the third most frequent vasculitis in childhood, the occurrence of TA in the pediatric age group is scarce. We report three cases of TA in children, emphasizing signs and symptoms, angiographic alterations and therapeutics.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brasil. snascif@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Ana Karina Soares
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Nascif
authors.forename: Marcelo Delboni
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lemos
authors.forename: Norma Suely
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Paula Campos
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Perim
authors.forename: Ana Costa
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Cordeiro
authors.forename: Mariana
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quintino
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis*