title: Palpable mass of the neck in the course of Takayasu arteritis.
abstract: Takayasu arteritis is a rare, idiopathic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches, usually affecting young women of Asian descent. In the course of the disease stenosis, occlusions as well as dilatations and aneurysms of vessels occur. Because of many possible localizations of pathological changes, the symptoms have a wide range, but the most common are a weak pulse or its absence on the brachial artery and a difference in systolic pressure above 10 mm Hg between the upper extremities. Here we present a case report of a young woman with Takayasu arteritis, who presented a palpable mass in the back of her neck, significantly diminished after treatment with glucocorticoids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases, University Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Karolina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Andrzejewska
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases, University Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Starba
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases, University Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Misterska-Skóra
authors.affiliation: Department of Rheumatology and Internal Diseases, University Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wiland
authors.affiliation: Department of General Radiology, Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital in Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guziński
keywords: Takayasu arteritis; glucocorticoids; neck tumor; vasculitis