Clinical aspects of Takayasu's disease: apropos of 4 cases

Kane, A.; Ba, S.A.; Diop, I.B.; Sarr, M.; Hane, L.; Niang, E.; Ly, M.; Diouf, S.M.

Dakar Medical 39(2): 185-192

1994


ISSN/ISBN: 0049-1101
PMID: 8654177
Document Number: 432409
We reported four cases of Takayasu's arteritis cases. Hypertension in only one arm was found in three of them. The other one were a reversed coarctation of the aorta. Diagnosis was made by clinical examination, vascular Doppler Echography, and, in one case, arteriography. Thus, were examined the etiology of this disease, it might probably due to tuberculosis, the outcome and therapy problems at the occlusive stage.

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