50 INTRODUCTION T akayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous vasculitis that primarily affects the aorta and its primary branches, resulting in thickening of the walls of affected arteries (1,2). This disease results in an inflammatory process that manifests clinically with a wide range of systemic symptoms (3). Symptoms may include fatigue, weight-loss, and low-grade fever along with co...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to evaluate the mural changes by CT on the follow-up examination of patients with active Takayasu arteritis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 18 patients, (4 males and 14 females), with active Takayasu arteritis. A total of 44 CT examinations were done during the follow-up period (mean: 55.6 months). At the time of the last follow-up CT, the disease, on the basis o...

Introduction: Takayasu Arteritis is a systemic disorder which mainly involves mediumand largesized arteries. As the disease progresses, many kinds of luminal pathology may appear, such as stenosis, occlusion and aneurysm. However, at an early stage, the vessel lumen often remains unchanged while inflammation or thickening of the vessel wall may already exist. Furthermore when the disease is act...

Fever of unknown origin is a diagnostic challenge. Among its causes are of large caliber vessels vasculitis (LCVV), including Takayasu arteritis (TA) and giant cell arteritis (GCA). Early diagnosis is vital to prevent fibrosis of the vessel wall, and consequently, stenoses, aneurysms or occlusions. Imaging techniques can be of great help in recent years, highlighting the temporal artery through...

BACKGROUND Takayasu arteritis is a condition of unknown aetiology that affects the aorta and its primary branches. The disease has been primarily recognized and described in Asia. The aims of this study were to identify the main clinical, laboratory, and angiographic features of Takayasu arteritis in Iranian patients over a 10 year period from 2000 to 2010. METHODS Data were obtained from ang...

BACKGROUND Prosthetic valve detachment after aortic valve replacement and pseudoaneurysm formation are the most important postoperative complications in patients with Takayasu arteritis with aortic regurgitation. We reviewed our experience of surgical treatment of aortic regurgitation in patients with Takayasu disease. METHODS Between November 1997 and September 2011, 11 patients (4 women and...

Two patients with ulcerative colitis associated with Takayasu's arteritis are described. Gangrene of a limb was the presenting feature in one patient and renovascular disease in the other. Angiography showed vascular occlusions affecting several medium or large sized vessels in both patients.

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is a chronic granulomatous vasculitis involving the aorta and its major branches. Due to the tropism of TAK for large arteries, tissue samples are not readily available. Vascular specimens are usually obtained at the time of bypass surgery or death from chronic complications and show predominantly fibrotic changes with various degrees of chronic inflammation. However, d...

Takayasu's arteritis is a rare, progressive panendarteritis involving all layers of the arterial wall. This disease includes variable involvement of the aorta and its major branches. The most common complication with this condition is severe, uncontrolled hypertension, often leading to end organ dysfunction. We describe the management of a 27-year-old woman diagnosed with Takayasu's arteritis t...

PURPOSE To present a case of orbital cellulitis initially mimicking giant cell arteritis. CASE REPORT An 80-year-old man with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus was referred with a prominent progressive headache over the right temporal and periorbital areas. Non-contrast brain CT results were normal, but ESR was elevated. Giant cell arteritis was suspected initially. Howev...