Abstract

CASTRILLON MARIN, Julián Alberto  and  NAVARRO MENDOZA, Erika Paola. Patient with stroke secondary to Takayasu arteritis case report. Rev.Colomb.Reumatol. [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.2, pp.126-132. ISSN 0121-8123.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcreu.2015.03.004.

Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory and idiopathic vasculopathy of the large arteries, whose consequences are occlusive, stenotic or aneurysmal disease of aorta and its immediate branches. We describe a case of a 37 year old woman with focal neurological deficit, with magnetic resonance angiography demonstrating decreased flow of the left internal carotid and thinning of left cerebral artery. Thoracic aortogram and neck vessels confirms the findings and also demonstrates the left subclavian artery stenosis, meeting the classification criteria of Takayasu arteritis. A review of Takayasu arteritis is performed with emphasis on the pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

Keywords : Takayasu arteritis; on atherosclerotic vascular disease; Stroke.

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