Publication: Takayasu's Arteritis: A Case Report
Date
2022
Article Type
Case Report
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
JNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
Volume Title
Pages
Pages: 1041 - 1044
Publisher
Nepal Medical Association
Abstract
Abstract
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic vasculitis of medium and large vessels. The most involved vessel is the aorta and its major branches. The disease is primarily seen in young women. The described incidence of the disease ranges from 0.3 to 3.3 million per year. The vessels are characterized by mononuclear infiltration and granulomatous inflammation of vascular media, which leads to arterial wall thickening with stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysmal dilation. Here we present a case of Takayasu's arteritis in a 26-year-old woman who presented with syncope and dizziness with thickened walls of the arch of the aorta and its branches in Magnetic Resonance Imaging angiogram finding. Women of Japanese descent are not the only ones who can develop Takayasu's arteritis; it can affect anyone. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment are warranted. When the disease is dormant, the outcome seems favourable.
Description
Arzoo Khadka
Department of Internal Medicine, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sumi Singh
Nepal Police Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Sarika Timilsina
Department of Internal Medicine, Nepal Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal
Keywords
Aortitis syndrome, Arteritis, Case reports, Pulseless disease, Young female arteritis
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7685