title: Takayasu's arteritis in an adult female from Cameroon: diagnosis via Doppler echocardiography.
abstract: Takayasu arteritis is rare in black people. Doppler echocardiography may assist in its diagnosis with good response to steroids.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Education, Networking and Consultancy, Douala, Cameroon; Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: Leopold N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Aminde
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: Jean Jacques N
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Noubiap
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Glasgow, UK.
authors.forename: Noah
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takah
authors.affiliation: Regional Hospital Bamenda, Bamenda, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Tsi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Njim
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea and Cardiology Unit, General Hospital Douala, Cameroon.
authors.forename: Anastase
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dzudie
keywords: Cameroon; Takayasu's disease; arteritis; doppler echocardiography; pulselessness