Abstract: Takayasu arteritis, also known as pulseless disease is a chronic inflammatory arteritis affecting large vessels, mainly the aorta and its main branches. Current incidence status reveals 106 patients over 16 years in India. The most common clinical findings are bruit, Hypertension, weak or absent pulses in extremities, widely varying blood pressure and dizziness. A middle aged women presented with complaints of giddiness, fever, and generalized body ache at multiple points, generalized weakness and visual disturbances. She meets all the criteria for diagnosis of takayasu arteritis (TA) and treated with specific treatment for TA and preventive medications of complications.
Title: CASE REPORT ON TAKAYASU ARTERITIS
Author: Legimol ps
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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