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Palpable mass of the neck in the course of Takayasu arteritis

Takayasu arteritis is a rare, idiopathic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches, usually affecting young women of Asian descent. In the course of the disease stenosis, occlusions as well as dilatations and aneurysms of vessels occur. Because of many possible localizations of pathol...

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Autores principales: Andrzejewska, Karolina, Starba, Aleksandra, Misterska-Skóra, Maria, Wiland, Piotr, Guziński, Maciej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Narodowy Instytut Geriatrii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji w Warszawie 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5380773/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28386143
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/reum.2017.66688
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Sumario:Takayasu arteritis is a rare, idiopathic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches, usually affecting young women of Asian descent. In the course of the disease stenosis, occlusions as well as dilatations and aneurysms of vessels occur. Because of many possible localizations of pathological changes, the symptoms have a wide range, but the most common are a weak pulse or its absence on the brachial artery and a difference in systolic pressure above 10 mm Hg between the upper extremities. Here we present a case report of a young woman with Takayasu arteritis, who presented a palpable mass in the back of her neck, significantly diminished after treatment with glucocorticoids.