Takayasu arteritis in an infant

Takayasu arteritis (TA), a chronic inflammatory arteritis affecting the aorta and its main branches, is a rare condition mainly affecting young women in the second and third decades of life. Occurrence of TA in infants is extremely rare, with only less than 10 cases reported all over the world until...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of nephrology 2014-07, Vol.24 (4), p.257-259
Hauptverfasser: Sandeep, S, Unni, V N, Sreekumar, K P, Mathew, A, Nair, R R, Kurian, G
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Zusammenfassung:Takayasu arteritis (TA), a chronic inflammatory arteritis affecting the aorta and its main branches, is a rare condition mainly affecting young women in the second and third decades of life. Occurrence of TA in infants is extremely rare, with only less than 10 cases reported all over the world until date. We report a case of a 2-year-old girl who presented with hypertension and was diagnosed to have TA with bilateral renal artery stenosis and this is probably the youngest case reported from India.
ISSN:0971-4065
1998-3662
DOI:10.4103/0971-4065.133036