RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Delayed diagnosis of Takayasu's arteritis: total abdominal aorta occlusion treated with axillo-bifemoral bypass.
JF The Journal of Rheumatology
JO J Rheumatol
FD The Journal of Rheumatology
SP 393
OP 395
VO 31
IS 2
A1 Hamide Kart-Koseoglu
A1 A Eftal Yucel
A1 Atilay Tasdelen
A1 Fatih Bovyat
YR 2004
UL http://www.jrheum.org/content/31/2/393.abstract
AB Takayasu's arteritis is an inflammatory vasculitis that primarily affects the aorta and its major brances. Delayed diagnosis is common, and is largely attributed to the variable and nonspecific presentation of the initial symptoms. Involvement of the obdominal aorta causes severe claudication of the lower extremities, and bypass surgery is required in some cases. We describe a case in which diagnosis was delayed. Total occlusion of the obdominal aorta was successfully treated with axillobifemoral bypass.