Bilateral visual loss as presenting manifestation – Takayasu arteritis
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BACKGROUND Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous panarteritis that predominantly affects the aorta and its major branches. The initial manifestations of this large-vessel vasculitis are usually nonspecific; however, as the disease progresses, typical symptoms of arterial occlusion, aneurysmal formation, and vascular pain become evident. Ischemic ocular complications of Takayasu arteritis which ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Rheumatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0973-3698
DOI: 10.1016/j.injr.2015.03.013