Takayasu's Disease With Bilateral Carotid Arteritis in a Caucasian Female: A Rare Presentation and Diagnostic Dilemma

Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is not an uncommon cause of vasculitis in Caucasian females, however, involvement of bilateral carotid artery is a very rare presentation. We are presenting a 31-year-old young Caucasian female who presented with left-sided neck pain, headache and was subsequently found to h...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2021-11, Vol.13 (11), p.e19376
Hauptverfasser:	Yadava, Sanjay, Arafa, Fatema, Shepherd, Zachary
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Aneurysms Antigens Biopsy Blood pressure Blood vessels Carotid arteries Case reports Coronary vessels Females Headaches Hepatitis Hypertension Internal Medicine Medical diagnosis Neck pain Neurology Pulmonary arteries Rheumatology Steroids Vein & artery diseases Veins & arteries White people
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is not an uncommon cause of vasculitis in Caucasian females, however, involvement of bilateral carotid artery is a very rare presentation. We are presenting a 31-year-old young Caucasian female who presented with left-sided neck pain, headache and was subsequently found to have vasculitis of bilateral carotid arteries.
ISSN:	2168-8184 2168-8184
DOI:	10.7759/cureus.19376