Takayasu"(TM)s arteritis

Abstract

We describe the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented to our clinic with a history of chronic bilateral visual loss and recent episodes of syncope. She did not have a history of systemic symptoms or manifestations of reduced blood flow in her limbs. During her hospital stay, deficient pulses were discovered in both arms. Once hospitalized the physician discloses a pulse deficit in both arms. Angiographic studies showed severe bilateral stenosis of the subclavian and carotid arteries and of the right vertebral artery. The diagnosis of Takayasu´s arteritis was confirmed. A brief review of this disease is presented in this paper