Otero RM, García LML, Musenden OE, Peguero BY, Díaz HO, Gordis AMV

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ABSTRACT

Takayasu's arteritis is a non-specific, chronic, inflammatory and vascular disease of unknown origin, which usually involves the branches of aortic tree. It is mainly present in women aged 20-30 years with an early onset. Diagnosing is complicated due to its insidious progression and low prevalence in our country. The treatment is aimed at the underlying disease by using steroids and other immunosuppressive agents when there is not response to this treatment. Here is the case of a woman aged 34 and diagnosed as having Takayasu's arteritis and diffuse involvement of supra-aortic trunk and the neck vessels. The lack of arterial pulses in upper extremities, the supraclavicular and carotid murmurs were the clinical signals guiding the diagnosis confirmed by Doppler ultrasound and AngioCAT of supra-aortic trunks. It was decided to treat the disease with immunosuppressive steroids that achieved the clinical improvement of the symptoms suffered by the patient.

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