title: Takayasu's arteritis with renal artery stenosis diagnosed in a patient with 65 years old.
abstract: Takayasu arteritis is a rare disease of unknown etiology that affects the aorta and its main branches. It is a condition, geographically more common in Southeast Asia, which mainly affects women of reproductive age. The clinical presentation is nonspecific, with signs and symptoms that vary according to the affected arterial segment. The most commonly affected vessel is the subclavian artery, while renal artery stenosis is relatively uncommon. Cardiac involvement and association with other diseases may also be present. We present in this report the case of an elderly patient with late diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis and various comorbidities or related complications.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ellen Simionato
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Valente
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.affiliation: Hospital Santa Casa de Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alexander Gonçalves
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Sacco
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mauricio Costa
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lazzarin
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: André Melchiades
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Hospital Santa Casa de Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andreazza
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012078:Renal Artery Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications*