Takayasu Arteritis
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.
Year introduced: 2008 (1963)
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Tree Number(s): C14.907.109.239.650, C14.907.940.090.800, C17.800.862.875
MeSH Unique ID: D013625
Entry Terms:
- Arteritis, Takayasu
- Arteritis, Takayasu's
- Arteritis, Takayasus
- Pulseless Disease
- Takayasu Disease
- Disease, Takayasu
- Takayasu Syndrome
- Takayasu's Arteritis
- Takayasus Arteritis
- Young Female Arteritis
- Arteritides, Young Female
- Arteritis, Young Female
- Female Arteritides, Young
- Female Arteritis, Young
- Young Female Arteritides
- Aortitis Syndrome
- Syndrome, Aortitis