Abstract

OLAYA VILLARREAL, GUILLERMO. TAKAYASU DISEASE: A CASE REPORT. rev.fac.med [online]. 2015, vol.23, n.2, pp.87-95. ISSN 0121-5256.

We present a case of a 58 years with Takayasu disease, or pulseless disease, this illness is a rare disease, inflammatory, vascular granulomatous of unknown etiology that affects the aorta and its main branches, including the carotid artery, and subclavian artery, vertebral, renal and heart. It affects one in 200,000 people. Women with this disease outnumber men by 8-1, and the age of onset is between 15 and 30 years, being one of the causes of early cardiovascular disease, following the evolutionary process of the disease to end in the formation of aneurysms. Treatment is with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, although there is insufficient evidence that allows us to affirm what is best in terms of efficacy and safety, most often relegated to the physician's secrecy, especially if there is clear evidence of the illness.

Keywords : Takayasu arteritis; inflammation; vascular disease; immunosuppressive; Pulseless Disease.

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