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Dissection of the abdominal aorta in a child with Takayasu's arteritis.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17963085     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily involves the aorta and its main branches. Varying degrees of narrowing, occlusion, or dilatation develop in the involved vessel segments. However, dissection of the aorta is quite rare in this disease, and it may develop particularly after angioplasty. We report a very rare case of Takayasu's arteritis with dissection of the abdominal aorta just distal to the origin of the inferior mesenteric artery in a 9-year-old girl. She was treated conservatively with close follow-up. At the end of 1 year's follow-up, the dissection of the aorta did not show progression, and new lesions were not identified. To our knowledge, this patient is the youngest child presented with arterial dissection as the initial manifestation of the disease.
Authors:
M Civilibal; L Sever; F Numan; G Altun; S Ocak; C Candan; O Kasapcopur; S Caliskan; M Cantasdemir; N Arisoy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)     Volume:  49     ISSN:  1600-0455     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Radiol     Publication Date:  2008 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-01-23     Completed Date:  2008-03-04     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8706123     Medline TA:  Acta Radiol     Country:  Sweden    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  101-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Nephrology and Rheumatology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey. drcivilibal@hotmail.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Abdominal Pain / etiology
Aneurysm, Dissecting / complications,  diagnosis*
Antihypertensive Agents / administration & dosage
Aorta, Abdominal / ultrasonography
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / complications,  diagnosis*
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / complications,  diagnosis
Child
Disease Progression
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Headache / etiology
Heart Valves / ultrasonography
Humans
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / complications,  diagnosis
Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
Mitral Valve Insufficiency / complications,  diagnosis
Renal Artery / ultrasonography
Renal Artery Obstruction / complications,  diagnosis
Takayasu Arteritis / complications*
Vomiting / etiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Antihypertensive Agents; 0/Immunosuppressive Agents

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