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Preferred term

Takayasu Arteritis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Entry terms

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

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2008 (1963)

In other languages

  • Finnish

  • aortankaarioireyhtymä
  • aortankaarisyndrooma
  • morbus Takayasu
  • syndroma arcus aortae
  • Takayasu
  • Takayasun arteriitti
  • Takayasun valtimotulehdus
  • Swedish

  • Aortabågsarterit
  • Takayasus sjukdom

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013625

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