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Takayasu's arteritis. A study of 16 autopsy cases.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6102853     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Sixteen patients with Takayasu's (idiopathic) arteritis constituted 0.09% of the autopsy population during a 26-year-period. Systemic hypertension was present in 14 patients. All portions of the aorta as well as its major branches were involved in the 16 patients. Thrombi were scanty, but intimal fibrous plaques and multiple aneurysms were frequent. Three patients showed the unusual occurrence of segmental involvement of major epicardial coronary arteries with coronary aneurysm formation in two of these patients. Thirteen patients showed residual evidence of inflammation. Coexistent tuberculosis, distant from the arterial lesions, was present in 37.5% of our patients. One patient showed healed pulmonary arteritis. The cause of the disease remains obscure. Emphasis is laid on the application of strict criteria to differentiate specific forms of arteritis, eg, rheumatic mesoaortitis from Takayasu's arteritis.
Authors:
A G Rose; C C Sinclair-Smith
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine     Volume:  104     ISSN:  0003-9985     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med.     Publication Date:  1980 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-06-27     Completed Date:  1980-06-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7607091     Medline TA:  Arch Pathol Lab Med     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  231-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aneurysm / pathology
Aorta / pathology*
Aortic Aneurysm / complications,  pathology
Aortic Arch Syndromes / pathology*
Aortitis / pathology*
Arteritis / pathology
Carotid Arteries / pathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Coronary Vessels / pathology
Female
Humans
Male
Takayasu Arteritis / complications,  pathology*
Tuberculosis / complications

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