Takayasu arteritis revisited.
Takayasu arteritis is a large vessel vasculitis with various clinical presentations depending on the territories affected. We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Takayasu arteritis following rapid progression of coronary disease. The condition evolved rapidly under corticosteroid therapy, with formation of new arterial stenoses within the carotid and splanchnic circulations. Disease remission was achieved with cyclophosphamide pulses and percutaneous angioplasty of the affected vessels was performed.
Departamento de Medicina Interna e Medicina Intensiva, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal. Electronic address: bernardo.neves@hospitaldaluz.pt.
Bernardo
B
Duque Neves
Departamento de Medicina Interna e Medicina Intensiva, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal.
Anabela
A
Raimundo
Departamento de Radiologia de Intervenção, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal.
Tomás
T
Appleton Figueira
Centro Cardiovascular, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal.
Francisco
F
Pereira Machado
Centro Cardiovascular, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal.
José
J
Roquette
Departamento de Medicina Interna e Medicina Intensiva, Hospital da Luz, Lisboa, Portugal.
João
J
Sá
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy
Arterite de Takayasu; Ciclofosfamida; Coronary artery disease; Cyclophosphamide; Doença coronária; Large vessel vasculitis; Takayasu arteritis; Vasculite; Vasculite de grandes vasos; Vasculitis