Three‐dimensional computed tomography for visualization of carotid bypasses in Takayasu arteritis

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...

Aorto-carotid bypass in patients with Takayasu arteritis

PURPOSE Takayasu arteritis is an indication for bypass surgery when this condition results in severe cerebrovascular ischemia due to occlusion of the carotid arteries. We reviewed the patients with Takayasu arteritis who received aorto-carotid bypass due to cerebrovascular ischemia. METHODS A retrospective review was performed on 19 patients with Takayasu arteritis who underwent aorto-carotid...

Fluorine-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Diagnosis and Assessment of Takayasu Arteritis and Ulcerative Colitis

Yeon-Woo Choi, Sodam Jung, Tae Yang Jung, Young Hwan Kim, Dong Soo Han, So-Young Bang Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kangb...

Assessment of Takayasu arteritis activity by carotid contrast-enhanced ultrasound.

A 35-year-old woman was admitted to our institute with a 5-year history of fatigue and low-grade fever. Six months before admission, she had pain in the neck and in the infrascapular region. On admission, the patient’s heart rate was 80 bpm, her temperature was 37.3°C, and her blood pressure was 130/70 mm Hg in the right arm and 110/ 70 mm Hg in the left arm. Examination of the neck revealed no...

Procalcitonin in takayasu arteritis.