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Preferred term

Takayasu Arteritis  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A chronic inflammatory process that affects the AORTA and its primary branches, such as the brachiocephalic artery (BRACHIOCEPHALIC TRUNK) and CAROTID ARTERIES. It results in progressive arterial stenosis, occlusion, and aneurysm formation. The pulse in the arm is hard to detect. Patients with aortitis syndrome often exhibit retinopathy.

Entry terms

  • Arteritis, Takayasu's
  • Pulseless Disease
  • Takayasu Disease
  • Takayasu's Arteritis
  • Takayasu Syndrome
  • Young Female Arteritis

In other languages

  • French

  • Artérite de Takayasu
  • Artérite oblitérante de Takayashu
  • Maladie des femmes sans pouls

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-BM3P71Z6-F

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