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MIRANDA, Harold; BLANCO, Jorge Luis  y  MORENO, Fabián. Takayasu's arteritis. Acta Med Colomb [online]. 2011, vol.36, n.2, pp.93-97. ISSN 0120-2448.

We describe the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented to our clinic with a history of chronic bilateral visual loss and recent episodes of syncope. She did not have a history of systemic symptoms or manifestations of reduced blood flow in her limbs. During her hospital stay, deficient pulses were discovered in both arms. Once hospitalized the physician discloses a pulse deficit in both arms. Angiographic studies showed severe bilateral stenosis of the subclavian and carotid arteries and of the right vertebral artery. The diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis was confirmed. A brief review of this disease is presented in this paper (Acta Med Colomb 2011; 36: 93-97).

Palabras clave : Takayasu; Takayasu's arteritis; Takayasu retinopathy.

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