Takayasu Arteritis - A Case Study

Takayasu arteritis in a young female

Background: Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous vasculitis which mainly involves the large arterial vessels. The disease is rare and it is more common in females aged between 15-30 years old. In this paper, we report a case of takayasu arteritis in Babol, north of Iran. Case Presentation: A 22 - year old female was admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases of Rouhani Teaching Hospital...

Takayasu arteritis: a review.

Takayasu arteritis is a well known yet rare form of large vessel vasculitis. This review details the history, clinical features, differential diagnoses, classification, and immunology of the disorder. Suppression of inflammation and preservation of vascular competence are the aims of treatment. As with any rare disease, randomised controlled treatment trials are either lacking or based on small...

Rituximab in Takayasu Arteritis , a Case Report Case Report

Takayasu Arteritis (TAK) is a subgroup of large vessel vasculitis involving major branches of aorta. Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment. However, several other steroid-sparing agents are used to control vessel wall inflammation in TAK. Some biologic agents are used as new targeted agents. Several reports denote clinical efficacy of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin ...

Procalcitonin in takayasu arteritis.

Co-existing sarcoidosis and Takayasu arteritis: report of a case

INTRODUCTION Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic vasculitis of unknown origin, affecting mainly the aorta and its main branches. As a result of the inflammation, stenosis, occlusion or dilatation of the involved vessels may occur and cause a wide range of symptoms. It has been described in association with various auto-immune disorders (mainly inflammatory digestive tract diseases). However, o...