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A rare case of Takayasu’s arteritis presenting with stroke
Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, 2017 Takayasu’s arteritis is a chronic inflammatory large vessel vasculitis of unknown aetiology that commonly affects women of child bearing age. It appears to have an acute early phase, with non- specific symptoms such as hypertension, headache, fever ...
P Siva Teja +5 more
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Procalcitonin in Takayasu Arteritis [PDF]
The Journal of Rheumatology, 2014 To the Editor: Procalcitonin (PCT) is an acute-phase protein, a precursor of the hormone calcitonin1. Microbial constituents and proinflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and interferon-γ induce ubiquitous PCT expression during bacterial, parasitic, or fungal infections1,2.
Tombetti, Enrico +8 more
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Successful Pregnancy in a Patient with Takayasu’s Arteritis: a Case Report [PDF]
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2007 Takayasu’s arteritis, so-called pulseless disease, is a syndrome mostly seen in young women. It is a chronic inflammatory arteritis affecting large vessels. It is associated with abnormal angiography of the upper aorta and its main branches, resulting in
Z Ebrahimi, Z Khalaji Nia
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Recurrent Vertigo: Is it Takayasu's Arteritis?
Case Reports in Vascular Medicine, 2013 Takayasu's arteritis (TA) is a chronic, idiopathic, inflammatory disease, that is more common in females and Asian countries. A 38-year-old female presented with recurrent vertigo.
Tiwari Ashutosh +6 more
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, 2015 The bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is a live, attenuated vaccine from Mycobacterium bovis obtained by Albert Calmette and Camille Guerin through 230 in vitro passages between 1908 and 1921.
BERNINI, Luigi +2 more
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Lack of Antilipoprotein Lipase Antibodies in Takayasu's Arteritis
Clinical and Developmental Immunology, 2009 Background. Antilipoprotein lipase (anti-LPL) antibodies were described in rheumatic diseases. In systemic lupus erythematosus they were highly associated with inflammatory markers and dyslipidemia, and may ultimately contribute to vascular damage.
Jozélio Freire de Carvalho +4 more
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Sudden Death in a Child: The Mystery Behind the Cardiac Mass [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 A 12-year-old boy suddenly collapsed while playing and was brought to the emergency department, where he was declared dead. The child had no prior medical illness.
Neethu Tony Mampilly +3 more
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Single coronary artery and Takayasu's arteritis: An extremely rare association
Heart India, 2017 Single coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly of the coronary artery. The association ranges from predominantly asymptomatic to myocardial infarction, syncope being an uncommon presentation of Takayasu's arteritis.
Biswajit Majumder +4 more
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Takayasu's disease presenting as convulsive syncope which had been misinterpreted as epilepsy: a case report [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic vasculitis mainly involving the aorta and its main branches. The disease has protean clinical manifestation ranging from asymptomatic to catastrophic illness.
Bindu Menon, A Himabindu
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Stroke as the initial presentation of Takayasu's arteritis: A case report
Radiology Case Reports, 2020 In this study, we report the case of a pediatric neurology stroke patient who was ultimately diagnosed with Takayasu's Arteritis. Our case describes a 14-year-old Hispanic female with no significant past medical history who presented to an outside ...
Paran Davari, BS +2 more
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