Takayasu's disease disclosed by isolated involvement of the ascending aorta
Marcaggi, X.; Courant, N.; Soubrier, M.; Kemeny, J.L.; Camilleri, L.; Lusson, J.R.; Cassagnes, J.
Annales de Cardiologie et d'Angeiologie 41(3): 141-144
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-3928 PMID: 1351708 Document Number: 404121
The authors report the histological discovery of a case of Takayasu syndrome affecting the ascending aorta. This involvement appearing to concern only the aorta, with no symptomatic complaints nor any laboratory abnormalities indicative of an inflammatory syndrome, corticosteroids were not prescribed. Management consisted of biennial monitoring by transthoracic and transesophageal ultrasonography of the aorta and the supra-aortic main vessels together with monitoring of laboratory parameters.